Elizabeth Wimberly-Young is the Associate Director for the Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Experience and Senior Lecturer of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). Her research interests revolve around exploring methods for incorporating high-impact and engaged learning through research in various fields and genres, with particuar focus on the interdisciplinary humanities and the literary and creative arts. She has been teaching composition, creative writing, literary nonfiction and business writing for over twelve years. During her time at LMU, she's served as a Lecturer in English and University Core Curriculum, and worked as Academic Affairs Associate for the Core Curriculum, where she managed the challenges and daily functions of the Core and engaged in collaborative, cross-disciplinary work to help coordinate and implement LMU's recently revised Core Curriculum. She's a co-creator of the Rhetorical Arts Festival, a student supported event where Rhetorical Arts students deliver persuasive speeches on social justice. Her work has appeared in various publications, including storySouth, and was a finalist for Creative Nonfiction's Essays on Animals contest. Elizabeth was the recipient of a Virginia G. Piper Center Independent Travel Grant for work and research at New Light, a care center for the children of sex workers in Kolkata, India. She received her B.A. in Philosophy from Elon University and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing, Fiction from Arizona State University.
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New Directions in the Humanities
