Toni Stevens, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Toni S. Stevens, Ph.D. is a Senior Lecturer in the Literature, Media, and Writing department at Spelman College. She specializes in African American literature, Africana women’s writing, and composition and rhetoric. Dr. Stevens is a recent Ph.D. graduate of Clark Atlanta University. Her dissertation, titled “Dancing with the Trees: An Africana Ecowomanist Reading of Africana Women's Literature,” explores how Africana women writers engage themes of nature, liberation, and spiritual well being through an Africana Ecowomanist lens. Dr. Stevens teaching and research examine the intersections of race, gender, environment, and storytelling traditions. She employs student-centered pedagogies that integrate digital humanities, cultural analysis, and critical theory to support student engagement and scholarly exploration.

Education

• Ph.D., Humanities: English, Clark Atlanta University
• M.Ed., Education (Special Education), Hunter College
• B.A., African American Studies (Literature), Columbia University in the City of New York
• A.S., Journalism & Print Media, Kingsborough Community College

Courses Taught

• SENG 103: First Year Composition

Research Interests

• African American and Africana women's literature
• Africana Ecowomanism and environmental humanities
• Digital humanities and multimodal composition
• Diasporic Womanist thought

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