Southeastern University Faculty | Professor Drucella Crutchfield

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Professor Drucella Crutchfield
Assistant Professor
E-mail Professor Crutchfield

BA Sam Houston State
MA Sam Houston State University

Biography
Professor Drucella Crutchfield chose to continue her education after her children completed high school, and she continues to enjoy professional development today. One of her greatest joys, however, is not in her own development but in the development of her students. Her hope is that they gain confidence in the art of good writing and grow in their appreciation of good literature and works that are spiritually edifying.

Brief Highlights:

  • Presented “Chesterton Teaches the New Millennial Student”at the C. S. Lewis & Friends Conference at Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, June 2006.
  • Published “Getting Students “Psyched” About Science” for Thompson-Gale in 2004. See http://www.galeschools.com/article_archive/csi.htm#.
  • Presented the short stories “Ole Melindy and Mama” and “Alice” for the Women’s History Month Festival at Polk Community College, Winter Haven, Florida, March 2006.
  • Presented "Applying Student-Driven Exploration: Affecting the Effectiveness of Critical Thinking" at the Writing in the Disciplines Faculty Workshop, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, May 2004.
  • Presented “The Writing Center Teacher vs. Tutor vs. Mentor: Reaching the Student who Only Writes from Necessity” at the South Central Writing Center Association: Perception vs. Practice in the Writing Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas, February 20-22, 2003.