Bio
Dr. Shelburne was appointed Dean of the College of Liberal Arts in July 2024. Previously
he served as an Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts (2017-2024), professor
of English, and director of the Bachelor of General Studies. He started at NSU as
Chair of the department of Languages and Literature in August 2011. He earned his
PhD from Texas Tech in 1997, with areas of specialization in early modern English
literature and drama as a genre.
Education:
- PhD, British Literature, 1500-1700, Texas Tech University, 1997
- MA, English, University of Houston, 1991
Writing poetry, poetry generally, Shakespeare, Donne, textual criticism
In the past, Shelburne has taught a variety of courses in Creative Writing and English,
including most recently the Poetry Writing Workshop and Introduction to the English
Major. Other courses have included surveys in English and American literature, Shakespeare,
the Theory of Comedy, and others.
Performances:
- November 2012 - , Poetry - Anthology, ()
- January 2018 - , Poetry - Anthology, Weaving the Terrain: 100-Word Southwestern Poems
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Weaving the Terrain: 100-Word Southwestern Poems
Courses Taught:
- SHAKESPEARE-HIST & COMEDIES - ENGL 4203 - Fall 2020
- INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH MAJOR - ENGL 2001 - Fall 2020
- ENGLISH LITERATURE I - ENGL 3543 - Spring 2020
- POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP - ENGL 4153 - Spring 2020
- SHAKESPEARE TRAGEDIES - ENGL 4313 - Fall 2019
- INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH MAJOR - ENGL 2001 - Fall 2019
- FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II - ENGL 1213 - Spring 2019
- ENGLISH LITERATURE I - ENGL 3543 - Spring 2019
- INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE - ENGL 2113 - Fall 2018
- THESIS - ENGL 5993 - Spring 2017
- INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE - ENGL 2113 - Fall 2016
- PRACTICUM IN TESOL - ENGL 5183 - Spring 2015
