Ashley Reed Waller is an instructor of English teaching both Freshman and Sophomore English and Literature. Both her Bachelor’s (English with a double concentration in Literature and Language and Creative Writing with a minor in History) and Master’s in English were earned at Southeastern Louisiana University. She serves on the Freshman Advisory Committee and is an advisor for SELU’s Anime Club; she also helps with Sigma Tau Delta and the English Club. Her contributions through these organizations are community-based, such as encouraging donations to the food pantry and kickstarting a new community program on campus through which students can donate gently used or new clothes for students in need. Her passion for helping the community and students has poured into the classroom. Previously, she has worked at middle and high schools teaching English, Math, Biology, and Physical Education as well as being a Resource and Inclusion teacher for Special Education. Her goal each semester in teaching English 1010 and 1020 is to foster critical thinking skills and help students achieve lifelong learning skills that will be beneficial to them in their future careers. Her goal in English 2320 and 2310 is to foster a love for reading and understanding other viewpoints.
Film and Literature Studies, which are incorporated in both her freshman composition and sophomore literature classes. Her other focus is Japanese, Chinese, and Korean media, arts, and culture that occasionally get incorporated in her composition classes as well as presented at various conventions around Louisiana.
