Dr. Jen McConnel is the author of two recent books, Styling Your Writing: Mixing and Matching Academic Writing Techniques to Create Something Uniquely You (2022) and Building Literacy Through Pop Culture in the ELA Classroom: Strategies for English in High School and College (2024). She completed her PhD at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and has earned masters from Clarion University (library science) and Hollins University (children’s literature). Her current research focuses on ethical AI use and academic writing.

Outside of work, you will find her spending time with her family or training to run very slow half marathons in Disney parks.

Office Location: 2012 Humanities
Fall 2025 Office Hours:
In-Person: Tuesdays, 10:00 am to 1:30 pm
Virtual: By appointment: instructions for scheduling are on Brightspace