Bio

American Literature; Composition; Introduction to Literary Studies; Introduction to Literature; Teaching composition, Grades 7-12; Teaching English, Grades 7-12

Areas

The Japanese American Internment Experience English Education (Secondary) The American Novel

Selected Projects, Presentations, and Publications

"Lives Interrupted: A Brief Look at Eight Novels Based on the Japanese-American Internment Experience." The CEA Critic 70.3 (Spring /Summer 2008): 56-66.

Presentations at CCCC, NCATE and CEL/NCTE Faculty member of the TQE grant work on campus

Degree

PhD in English (American Literature)

University of Denver

MA in American Studies

Texas Christian University

BA in Double Major: English and Sociology

Texas Christian University

Published Works

• Degi, J. B. (2011). Freshman Composition and the Japanese-American Internment. Research Digest, 6(Special), 8-11. .
• Degi, J. B., Du, Q., . (2010). Overcoming the Language Barrier: A Chinese Professor and an American Professor Employ word Games to Teach Language. Statement: The Journal of the Colorado Language Arts Society,
• Degi, J. B. (2008). Lives Interrupted: A Brief Look at Eight Novels Based on the Japanese-American Internment Experience. The CEA Critic: The Journal of the College English Association, 70(3 (Spring and Summer)), 56-66. .
• Degi, J. B. (2006). Helping Students Demonstrate Good Thinking: Some Practical Advice for Writing Short, Timed Essays. Statement: The Journal of the Colorado Language Arts Society,
• Degi, J. B. (1999). Special Interest Groups at Columbine. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Research, Controversy, and Practices,
• Degi, J. B. (1996). New Mothers for a New World: A Small Sample of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Participation at the International Woman Suffrage Alliance Conference, Budapest, Hungary, June 1913. The Charlotte Perkins Gilman Newsletter,
• Degi, J. B. (1988). Paul Scott's Indian National Army: The Mark of the Warrior and the Raj Quartet. Clio: A Journal of Literature, History, and the Philosophy of History, 18(1 (Fall)), 41-54. .