Nebraska Wesleyan University

Rick Cypert

Faculty/Staff profile

Professor of English, Director of the Cooper Center

Phone:

(402) 465-2348

Email:

cypert@nebrwesleyan.edu

Office:

Old Main 117

Office hours:

By appointment

Background:

Began teaching at NWU in 1987. Previously taught high school English in Texas.

Education:

B.S. (English Education) McMurry College, 1981
M.A. (English) Iowa State University, 1983
Ph.D. (English) Texas Christian University, 1987

Courses taught:

Introduction to Classical Rhetoric
Studies in Drama
Methods of Teaching English
Learning Resources for Young Adults (Young Adult Literature)

Course schedule:

TTH 11:30 AM
Wednesday 6 PM
Cooper Center

Research and academic interests:

Connections between the development of classical Greek rhetoric and classical Greek theater; biographies of twentieth century mystery and suspense writers.

Publications:
Night Call and Other Short Stories by Charlotte Armstrong. Edited by Rick Cypert and Kirby McCauley. Crippen & Landru Publishers, forthcoming.

The Virtue of Suspense: The Life and Works of Charlotte Armstrong. Susquehanna University Press, 2008.

Dead Yesterday and other Mysteries by Mignon Good Eberhart. Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2007. Edited collection with Kirby McCauley.

America’s Agatha Christie: Mignon Good Eberhart, Her Life and Works. Susquehanna University Press, 2005.

Professional and community affiliations, certifications and awards:

National Council of Teachers of English
Conference on College Composition and Communication
Modern Greek Studies Association