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Department of English
University of Mississippi

MFA Students

Hallie Beard

Hallie Beard B.F.A., Murray State University Teaching and research interests include poetry, composition, and music and popular culture studies

Lara Avery

Lara Avery B.A., Macalester College Humanities, Media, and Cultural Studies, Film Studies Focus, Fiction findlara.tumblr.com/

Nadia Alexis

Nadia Alexis M.F.A., The University of Mississippi B.A., Union College Teaches Creative Writing, Writing 101 and American Literature Interests include African American and Caribbean literatures; diasporic women’s writing; ecocriticism

Helene Achanzar

Helene Achanzar B.A., University of Iowa Areas of interest include Asian American literature, contemporary visual culture studies, and urban education