LeeAnna Lawrence is a Professor of Humanities in UNCSA's Division of Liberal Arts. She bases her teaching style on a narrative, conversational approach. To prepare her students to stand out from other professionals in their field, she strives to instill open-mindedness and self-awareness.
Career Highlights
- During a research sabbatical, traveled to Arizona to research Hopi myths on the Hopi reservation, as well as research on Dr. Walter Reed in the archives at Fort Lewis College, 2009
- Numerous solo shows of mixed-media dolls and shrines
- Exhibited paintings at the Slotin Outsider Art Show, 1997
- Taught mixed-media at the Sawtooth School, 2014
- Received a Kenan grant to devise a new, experimental course for Spring 2016 that was co-taught by colleagues in Dance, Psychology and Science on Erosion: Science, Art, Society
Awards, Recognitions and Honors
- Faculty Teaching Award, 2007
- National Malice Domestic Convention grant for Best Unpublished Mystery Novel, 1995
- Numerous Kenan Institute grants
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Pushcart Prize nomination, 2018, for creative non-fiction essay titled "The Wilmington Airship of 1897," which appeared in vol 4, issue 1 of 805 Lit+Art
Organizations
- NC Storytellers Guild
- Interfaith Winston-Salem
- Winston-Salem Friends
- NC Writers Network
- Whimsical Women Art Guild of Winston-Salem