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Meredith Doench

Principal Lecturer

Full-Time Faculty

College of Arts and Sciences: English

Contact

Email: Meredith Doench
Phone: 937-229-3434
MH 232
Website: Visit Site

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Texas Tech University
  • M.A., University of Dayton
  • B.A., Ball State University

Profile

Meredith Doench is a principal lecturer in the Department of English teaching creative writing, literature and composition. She holds an M.A. in English from the University Dayton and a Ph.D. in English with an emphasis in creative writing fiction from Texas Tech University. Doench’s areas of focus in her fictional work are sexuality, gender, crime and social justice issues. Her creative nonfiction work generally includes the topics of imprisonment and justice. Doench is the author of the Luce Hansen Thriller Series and the stand-alone crime fiction novel, "Whereabouts Unknown" (2022). Her first novel, "Crossed," received the Mary Dasher Award for creative writing in 2017, an honor given to an Ohio writer from the College English Association of Ohio.

Courses taught

  • ENG 100: College Composition I
  • ENG 200: College Composition II
  • ENG 280: Introduction to Creative Writing
  • ENG 310: Fiction Workshop
  • ENG 315: Creative Writing: Nonfiction Workshop
  • ENG 340: American Prison Literature and Culture
  • ENG 483: Novel Writing

Professional activities

  • Board Member of Mystery Writers of America, Midwest Chapter
  • Member of Queer Crime Writers

Research interests

  • Creative Writing Studies
  • Prison Literature and Culture
  • LGBTQ+ Literature

Selected publications

Books

Whereabouts Unknown, Bold Strokes Books, 2022

Deadeye, A Luce Hansen Thriller, Bold Strokes Books, 2019

Forsaken Trust, A Luce Hansen Thriller, Bold Strokes Books, 2017

Crossed, A Luce Hansen Thriller, Bold Strokes Books, 2015