Lisa Day, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Education
- Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
- M.A., Western Kentucky University
- B.A., Western Kentucky University
Research & Academic Interests
- Nineteenth-century American literature
- Feminist theory & practice
- Appalachian studies
- Short story cycle
Publications
- Day, Lisa, and Jacob Johnson, editors. Accessible Appalachia: An Open-Access Introduction to Appalachian Studies, EKU Libraries, Manifold, April 2024.
- Day, Lisa, with Joshua Farrington, Ogechi Anyanwu, Gwendolyn Graham, and Norman Powell, editors. Slavery to Liberation: The African American Experience. EKU Libraries, Encompass, 2020.
- Day, Lisa, Jose Juan Gomez-Becerra, Casey Humphrey, Gaby Bedetti, Susan Skees-Hermes, and Russell Carpenter. “Setting Our Students Up for Success: Relationship-Rich Education in General Education Programs.” National Teaching and Learning Forum, vol. 31, no. 2, 2022, pp. 8-10.
- Day, Lisa. “Order, Chaos, and Gender: Women’s Art of the Italian Renaissance.” Women’s History Month Keynote Address. Invited. Chautauqua Lecture Series, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, March 2, 2017.
Awards & Accolades
- Critical Thinking Teaching Award, EKU, 2022.
- “EKU Finest Mentor List,” Undergraduate Research & Creative Endeavors, Eastern Kentucky University, 2014-present.
- Excellence in Teaching Award, Eastern Kentucky University International Alumni Affairs, Richmond, KY, 2011.
