Visiting Assistant Professor
On faculty since 2002

Office: Blanchard 311
630.752.5722
Nicole.Mazzarella@wheaton.edu

B.A. (Journalism), Asbury College
M.F.A. (Creative Writing), Old Dominion University

ENGL 102 - Literature of the Western World
ENGL 105 - Literature of the Modern World
ENGL 335 - Short Story
ENGW 103 - Writing Effective Prose (4 hrs.)
ENGW 104 - Writing Effective Prose (2 hrs.)
ENGW 313 - Creative Writing
ENGW 333 - Special Topics Seminar: The Role of Narrator, Character and Author in Theory and Craft
ENGW 333 - Varied Topics in Writing: Novella
ENGW 436 - Fiction Writing
ENGW 495 - Independent Studies (Advanced Writing and Theory; Novel Writing and Interactive Narrative)

At other institutions:
Web Design, Creative Writing, and Argument & Persuasion

The question "who speaks?" drives much of my literary research as I explore the relationships between the author, narrator, character and reader and the role of the Christian artist as speaker. This has also influenced my pedagogy as I seek creative ways to empower students to participate in their education.

My fiction explores the influence of place on identity, the role of women, aging, the mysteries of grace, and the nature of forgiveness

This Heavy Silence. Paraclete Press. Hardcover October 2005. Paperback October 2006

See www.nicolemazzarella.com for a schedule of events related to This Heavy Silence

"The Faithful Writer." Reading and panel. Wheaton Scholar Society. Spring 2005.

"GPS." Reading. Illinois Philogical Association. Spring 2005.

"Weeding." Cimarron Review. Spring 2004.

"Teaching Students to Teach" presented at the International University Teaching. Vaxjo, Sweden. 16-18 June 2003.

"What a Mother Knows." Prince Books' Fall Reading Series, Norfolk, VA, September 2000.

"Yearning for the Paradisal Ideal: Milton's Commentary on Divorce and Marriage in Paradise Lost and The Divorce Tracts," English Graduate Student Organization's Annual Conference, Norfolk, VA, February 2000.

"Work Will Set You Free." Arts Celebration Series, Virginia Beach, VA,
June 2000.

"The Problem with Pictures," Prince Books' Spring Reading Series, Norfolk, VA, March 2000.

"Steps," Prince Books' Spring Reading Series, Norfolk, VA, March 1999.

"The Awakening and Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Stages," Old Dominion University Graduate Student Conference, Norfolk, VA, February 1999.

Websites (partial list)
NxtStar Ventures, LLC. Oak Brook, IL. (text and design)
Wheaton College English Department. Wheaton, IL. (some text and design)
NPI. Rosemont, IL. (text and design)
MFA Creative Writing Department, Norfolk, VA. (text and design)
Old Dominion University Community Dance, Norfolk, VA. (design)
The Social Science Research Center. Norfolk, VA. (text and design)

Marketing, Editing & Technical Writing (partial list of recent clients)
NxtStar Ventures, Oak Brook, IL. Wrote and designed company brochure.
Donlon & Associates. Naperville, IL. Edited research reports.
NPI, Rosemont, IL. Wrote and designed company brochure & marketing material.
Askesis, Chicago, IL. Technical writer and editor for manual for the software program PsychConsult.
Writers-in-Community. Norfolk, VA. Wrote grants, created brochure and wrote manual for participants.
The Social Science Research Center. Norfolk, VA. Wrote and designed brochure and marketing material.