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Brandy Bagar-Fraley, Ph.D.

Writing Program Administrator and Lead Faculty, English

brandy.bagarfraley@franklin.edu

Profile

Dr. Bagar-Fraley currently serves as Writing Program Administrator and Lead Faculty, English, and oversees the University's Writing Program. She additionally serves as the Faculty Senate President. In addition to her tenure at Franklin, 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

2025 - Present
Franklin University, Writing Program Administrator and Lead Faculty, English
2011 - Present
Ohio University, Instructor, Columbus, Ohio
2024 - 2025
Franklin University, Program Chair, MS in Advanced Professional Studies and Lead Faculty, Doctoral Studies and Academic Leadership Fellow
2024 - 2024
Franklin University, Program Chair, MS in Advanced Professional Studies, and Lead Faculty, Doctoral Studies
2023 - 2024
Franklin University, Lead Faculty & Assistant Director, CTE
2022 - 2023
Franklin University, Assistant Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
2019 - 2022
Franklin University, Manager, Faculty Development & Support
2019 - 2019
Franklin University, Faculty Development Coordinator
2018 - 2019
Franklin University, Coordinator, Center for Teaching Excellence

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

2021
American Association of University Professors
2020
College English Association
2014
Modern Language Association