MT Engage

MT Engage Staff

Dr. Julie Myatt, Director

Myatt earned her master’s in English at Tennessee Technological University and her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Louisville. She has served as Director of MT Engage since 2019, and endeavors to provide excellent support for faculty teaching in the program. Myatt piloted her first MT Engage course in Spring 2016, served as faculty representative for the College of Liberal Arts on the MT Engage Oversight and ePortfolio Scholarship Review Committees, and presented at the MT Engage Summer Institute. She previously served as Coordinator of GTAs in English and Co-Director of General Education English.

She teaches English and Public Writing and Rhetoric courses. She is a recipient of an MTSU Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching in General Education and the June Anderson Center National Women’s History Month Trailblazer Award.

Lexy Denton, Assistant Director

Lexy Denton earned her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in business administration from MTSU. She worked as the assistant to the QEP committee chair during the development of MT Engage and as part of the QEP team during the University’s accreditation reaffirmation meetings. She also teaches Freshman Seminar (UNIV1010).

Rebecca Rogers, Administrative Assistant

Rebecca Rogers earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Japanese from MTSU. She now works as the MT Engage administrative assistant. As a former student of the program, she enjoys helping other students and faculty with the MT Engage program that enriched her own college career.

Ellie Davenport, Graduate Assistant

Ellie Davenport is a graduate student of the Master of Arts in International Affairs program at MTSU. They graduated from MTSU with a bachelor’s degree in global studies with minors in international relations and university honors. As an honors student and a Buchanan Fellow, she successfully defended her thesis exploring the history of and conducting interviews within the Japanese community in the Nashville Metropolitan area. They served for two years as Secretary of MTSU’s Japan Club hosting cultural events for MTSU students including several Japanese exchange students and English language learners from the local Nashville ELS school. They are a recipient of the College of Liberal Arts Student Award for the Department of Global Studies and Human Geography.

Zoee McDow, Student Worker

Zoee McDow is a junior majoring in Public Writing and Rhetoric and Religious Studies. In addition to working with the MT Engage office, Zoee serves as a peer mentor for TRIO Student Support Services