Carly Overfelt
Biography
Hi, I'm Carly and I'm the Program Coordinator. I joined the OTL team in Fall 2021. My job is to plan, promote, and assess OTL programming like webinars, workshops, and speaker series. I also support the day-to-day organization and communication in the office, including answering incoming questions and connecting instructors to the right consultants for their needs.
Before my time at Wayne State, I was an advisor/instructor for international and multilingual students at a small liberal arts college in Minnesota. In addition to direct student support, I held consultations with faculty, developed materials, and collaborated with other offices to develop and assess campus programming promoting linguistic diversity. I have been teaching various college courses since 2007, including ESL, composition, literary studies, linguistics, and academic support courses, both in person and online.
In my free time I like sewing, reading, camping, and biking. My favorite activity is to walk to my favorite coffee shop and hang out with a good book.
Education
Ph.D. in English, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2017
M.A. in English, Purdue University, 2010
M.A. in Linguistics, Purdue University, 2009
B.A. in English, Arkansas Tech University, 2006