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Mickey Wadia

Minoo Wadia

Professor

Languages & Literature

“Engaging students' minds with the material I teach. I have taken hundreds of students on amazing study-abroad adventures since 1997. If there are opportunities for field trips and real-world experiences, I make sure to let my students know.” What excites you most about being part of the Austin Peay community?

  • Ph. D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1987 (Ph. D. in Shakespeare and Renaissance Studies. Dissertation title: Hectic in the Blood: Shakespearean Disease Imagery and the Erosion of Nosce Teipsum

  • M. A., Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India 1982

  • B. A., University of Kolkata, India 1979 (Obtained the highest score in the college in Part I of the 2-part final examination and a First Division ranking in Part II (obtained by less than 5% of all candidates)

  • High School Diploma, University of Cambridge, England 1975 (Local Examinations Syndicate, St. Xavier's, Kolkata)

I left my home country of India in 1982 and traveled to the United States to earn a doctoral degree at The University of Louisiana, Lafayette (class of 1987). I worked at a technical college for 5 years before a visiting assistant professorship in 1992-1993 at Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) in Hammond, LA.  I joined APSU in 1993 and have taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate classes in the Department of Languages and Literature.  As of Spring 2025, I am completing 32 years of service at APSU and enjoying every minute of it!

Shakespeare; Shakespeare on Film and Stage; British Library Primary Sources; Folger Shakespeare Library; Travel Writing; British Drama; Generative AI; Technical Writing; Professional Writing and Editing; Academic Policy; Issues in Higher Education; Leadership; Honors and President's Emerging Leaders Program; and Study Abroad in The United Kingdom.

I have attended over 100 conferences in my field, presenting papers. My most recent publication was in February  2024 in the Tennessee Philological Bulletin. The paper was titled: “Toge Sankichi and Mary Jo Salter: Trauma Perspectives on Genbaku and Hiroshima.”  A publication of the Tennessee Philological Association.