Faculty/Staff Directory
Adam Young
478.329.4711
Associate Professor
Credentials: M.F.A.
Department of English
| Office Hours: | FALL 2026 M - TH: 11 -12 & 1 - 2 |
| Locations: (Campus & Office) |
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| Biography: | It's a long story. I'm working on it. |
| Teaching and Research Interests: | I'm interested in the role of writing, literature, and the humanities in cultivating eudaimonia, human flourishing, the art of living well. How might the practices of creative and critical reading, writing, and thinking help us develop ethical awareness and behavior, focused imagination, self-awareness, and civic engagement? By engaging in study and practice of literary art, what information can we gather and assemble into knowledge of human experience? How do imaginatively-constructed and linguistically-mediated renderings of human experience shape our evolving understanding of life, humanity, and our world? How does such knowledge empower the wisdom necessary to engage in meaningful, purposeful action toward worthy goals? How do these processes and practices lead to deep, positive changes in the ways we think, act, and feel? How might literary experiences provide a clearer vision of life as it is, a bolder dream of life as it could be, and a stronger determination to make it so? |
| Courses: | FALL 2026 ENGL 1101 ENGL 1102 CRWR 2105 ENGL 5991 |
| Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned) | MFA English (Creative Writing), University of Mississippi BA English, University of Mississippi |
| CV: | All items required for a public curriculum vitae have been provided under the designated sections of this directory profile. |
| Professional Experience: | 2012-current Associate Professor, Middle Georgia State University (MGA) 2006-2012 Assistant Professor, MGA 2005-2006 Instructor, MGA 2005 Long-term Substitute Teacher, Carrollton Junior High 2004 Adjunct Instructor, University of West Georgia 2003-2004 Graduate Instructor, University of Mississippi 2001-2003 Teaching Assistant, University of Mississippi |
| Publications and Scholarships: (Last 5 Years) | “One Night in Shreveport.” Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts, Volume 4. July 2024. “What Happened Was, or, Why I Still Love the Game Even Though I Sucked.” Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts, Volume 3. January 2023. “June 19, 2016: Cubs Overpower Pirates on Father’s Day at Wrigley Field.” SABR Baseball. Games Project. https://sabr.org/gamesproject. Accessed 10 August 2021. |
| Organizations: | AWP SABR |
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