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Brandy Bagar-Fraley, Ph.D.

Program Chair, MS in Advanced Professional Studies, and Lead Faculty, Doctoral Studies

brandy.bagarfraley@franklin.edu

Profile

Dr. Bagar-Fraley currently serves as Program Chair for the Master of Science in Advanced Professional Studies and as Doctoral Lead Faculty, where she oversees doctoral writing courses and supports workshops and seminars for doctoral students and candidates. She has over fifteen years of previous higher education teaching experience at Ohio University, Ohio University Lancaster, and Marshall University. Dr. Bagar-Fraley earned her Ph.D. in English from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, her M.A. from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, and her B.A. from Concord University in Athens, West Virginia.

Education

2010
Ohio University (Athens, Ohio)
Doctor of Philosophy, English
2006
Marshall University (Huntington, West Virginia)
Master of Arts, English
2004
Concord University
Bachelor of Arts - NSCH Verified, English

Work Experience

2022 - Present
Franklin University, Assistant Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
2019 - 2022
Franklin University, Manager, Faculty Development and Support
2018 - 2019
Franklin University, CTE Coordinator
2011 - Present
Ohio University, Instructor, Columbus, Ohio

Publications & Presentations

Bagar-Fraley, B. (2024, Jan. 04). The End-of-the-World Switch: Articulating A Departmental Suite of Best Practices for AI. Modern Language Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Bagar-Fraley, B. (2023, Apr. 19). Thinking Small: The Importance of Nuance to Scholarly Writing and Research. Writer's Showcase 2023: Digital Educational Resources: Developing Frameworks to Appreciate Student Use, https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://fuse.franklin.edu/wss/3___.YXAzOmZyYW5rbGluZWR1OmE6bzo4NDNkNDYyYWY3N2U0YzA5ZjQ5M2MyMGMwZmY3MWExNzo2OjE1ZmE6NGJmMTdkNGY4MDJiOTVkZWEwYmJlYjgwNDQ3ZWIxZmE4ZGQwYWFjOTkzZGEyMDIzOWMyMjQxNzE0NDk5YzNjMTpwOlQ.
Bagar-Fraley, B. (2022). The Textbooks Are Too Damn High: Calling for a More Nuanced Evaluation of OERs. CEA Critic, 84 (2) Johns Hopkins UP.
Bagar-Fraley, B. (2021, Jan. 06). A Pedagogy of Hospitality: Centering Warmth, Welcome, and Community in the Composition Classroom. Modern Language Association (MLA) Conference, virtual.
Bagar-Fraley, B. (2020, Nov. 06). Silence as Space-Making: Inclusive Leadership and Intentional Community. ACE Women's Network of Ohio, Virtual.
Bagar-Fraley, B. (2019, Nov. 01). Empathetic Leadership: Making Space for Other Voices. ACE Women's Network of Ohio, Piqua, OH.

Professional Service

2024
Committee Member, Committee on Contingent Labor in the Profession
Modern Language Association Committee on Contingent Labor in the Profession
End Date: 2027
2023
President
Faculty Senate
2021
Secretary
Faculty Senate
End Date: 2023

Memberships

2020
College English Association
2014
Modern Language Association