Biography

B.A. Eastern University

M.A. Villanova University

Ph.D. Temple University

Nicole Cesare teaches in the First-Year Writing Program and the​ Sophomore Engineering Clinic, where she works with students to engage the writing process and enter the critical conversation. Her scholarly work on contemporary African fiction has appeared in the Journal of Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies, ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature, and Research in African Literatures. Dr. Cesare is interested in theories of teaching and learning, inclusive pedagogies, and faculty development. She also volunteers with the literacy organization Mighty Writers, where she has led workshops on nature writing and ghost stories.

Courses

Introduction to Technical Writing, Scientific Writing and Rhetoric, Sophomore Engineering Clinic, Writing for the Workplace

Research Interests

Critical Digital Literacies, Antiracist and Inclusive Pedagogies, Postcolonial Theory  

Publications

"Better Conversations About Bias." Presented with Jaclyn Partyka at the New Jersey Writing Alliance Annual Conference, May 2023. Cesare, Nicole. “

Approaches to Teaching Postcolonial Climate Fiction.” Teaching Postcolonial Environmental Literature and Media, ed. Cajetan Iheka. MLA Options for Teaching. December 2021

“Cultivating Information Literacy in a Time of Crisis.” Presented at the Philadelphia Writing Program Administrators Annual Conference, March 2021.