About Dr. M
Dr. McLeod joined Gordon State College in 2010. She has taught on the Griffin, McDonough, and Fort Valley campuses, on the behalf of Gordon.
Dr. M earned her MFA (Poetry) and PhD from the University of Florida.
Her "happy place" is the beach, where she enjoys body-surfing. She is happily married and has two wonderful puppies (a lab-boxer mix named "Gracie" and a Shih Tzu mix named "Thor").
Research Interests
Dr. M has several research interests, including:
- Wellness, in relation to effectively combatting stress in order to empower students and educators
- Pedagogy, particularly in relation to technology and non-traditional students
- LGBTQIA+, in terms of civil rights and contemporary culture
- Women's literature and Gender Theory
Selected Publications
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"Promoting Student Engagement with Smartphone Techology" (eLearning Magazine, with Dr. Caesar Perkowski)--2018
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“To Grandmother: An Unsent Letter” (poem, Eyedrum Periodically Anthology 2)
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“Buffers” (poem, Eyedrum Periodically Issue 6)--2014
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“To Grandmother: An Unsent Letter” (poem, Eyedrum Periodically Issue 6)
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Selected Presentations
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“Tumblr & the Destruction of
the Closet in LGBTQ+ Youth
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“Hello, You Must be Queer”: The
Denial of Heterosexual
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“It’s Not All Child’s Play: Validating Subjectivity in Transgendered Children’s Narratives” (Roundtable: “Freaks and Faeries, Oh My!: Subverting and Solidifying Masculinity and Gender Identity in Popular American Culture,” South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference)
- “Exorcizing the Closet: Confessions of Trauma and
Witnessing Publics in Alice Walker’s
The Color Purple
and Laurie Halse Anderson’s
Speak” (Panel:
“A
Woman’s Prerogative: Feminist Approaches to
Human Rights,”
South Atlantic Modern Language
Association Conference)