English professor is co-editor of new book
Dr. Nicole Willey, a Kent State University at Tuscarawas English professor, is the co-editor of a newly published book, “Feminist Fathering: New Definitions and Directions.”
Dr. Nicole Willey is an educator, writer and parent. The Kent State University at Tuscarawas English professor is the co-editor of a newly published book, “Feminist Fathering: New Definitions and Directions.” This is the latest in a long line of books, book chapters and journal articles published by Willey over the years with many topics focusing on motherhood and fatherhood.
“This book is about redefining fathers and fatherhood toward egalitarian parenting practices that will help children and mothers,” Willey said.
Willey’s works are influenced by her passions: hearing and amplifying marginalized voices; figuring out how to make the future better for everyone, which starts with the way children are raised; and identifying support for all children.
Her previous books include “Creating a New Ideal of Masculinity for American Men: The Achievement of Sentimental Women Writers in the Mid-Nineteenth Century” and a co-edited collection, “Motherhood Memoirs: Mothers Creating/Writing Lives.”
“I started doing research on mothering quite a long time ago, and after I had my boys, I started specifically looking into mothering sons,” Willey said. “From there and in light of my Ph.D. on masculinity, it wasn’t too hard to see that the next step for my research was to look at fathers and fathering.”
Willey joined Kent State Tuscarawas in 2003 and holds a Ph.D. in literature from the University of Alabama, a Master of Arts in literature from Kent State University and a Bachelor of Science in English education from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Her research is focused on 19th-century American novels, specifically sentimental novels and slave narratives, to intersectional research on mothering, memoir and most recently fathering, parenting policies in academe and mentoring practices.
In the Kent State University system, Willey is a faculty fellow in the Center for Teaching and Learning, where she focuses on issues surrounding mid-career mentoring for regional faculty. She serves as the Mentoring Program coordinator at the Tuscarawas campus, is a graduate of Leadership Tuscarawas and serves on the Leaders of Tomorrow Summit committee.
Willey lives in New Philadelphia with her partner of over 20 years, a feminist father and queer studies medievalist, their two teenage sons and a dog.
To learn more about Willey’s latest book to be released at the end of February, visit www.demeterpress.org/books/feminist-fatheringfathering-feminists.
Kent State Tuscarawas is located at 330 University Drive NE in New Philadelphia. For more information about the campus, visit www.kent.edu/tusc.