Dr. Candace Chambers

Dr. Candace Chambers holds a Bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in secondary education from Jackson State University in Jackson, MS, and a Master’s degree in English from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL, with a concentration in Composition, Rhetoric, and English Studies. She earned her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus in Urban Literacy-English from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, NC.

Teaching Experience:

Dr. Chambers is currently a Lecturer of Professional Writing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina. She has also served as a college English professor within the Correctional Education Program at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, and as an English composition instructor at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Chambers has taught freshman composition courses at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL, North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC, and Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, GA. She is licensed to teach English, grades 7-12 in the state of Mississippi.

Professional Writing Experience:

Dr. Chambers has worked in the field of writing for over 10 years in various capacities. For five years, she served as a Public Affairs Writer/Editor for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Jackson, Mississippi, where she composed feature stories and video showcases on farmers and landowners across the state. Many of the stories have been featured nationally on the USDA’s national website. She also has served as an English composition assessment scorer for AP testing with the College Board and 7th and 8th-grade testing with Pearson Education.

Dr. Chambers is the published author of two books and various peer-reviewed book chapters and articles. During her undergraduate tenure, she wrote news, variety, and commentary articles for Jackson State University’s Blue and White Flash newspaper. Also, she has been awarded over 1.3 million dollars in scholarships, assistantships, and grants for writing essays and written compositions.

Writing Center Tutorial Experience:

Dr. Chambers worked as a writing tutor at Jackson State University, Shelton State Community College, and the University of Alabama, where she also served as Assistant Director of the Writing Center. Her most recent writing center appointment was in the Multiliteracy Center at Ashland University as the Graduate Writing Consultant.

Notable Awards:

  • Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Small Business Administration- Mississippi, 2022

  • Top 30 under 30 Award from HBCU Buzz, 2021

  • Top 30 under 30 Award from the International Literacy Association, 2021

  • Wayland H. Cato Jr. First-Year Graduate Fellowship Recipient, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2018

  • President’s Future Leader Award, International Writing Centers Association, 2017

  • Scholar from the Dream Award, National Council for Teachers of English, 2017

  • Hawisher-Selfe Caring for the Future Award, Computers and Writing Conference, 2017

  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Graduate Student Association, University of Alabama. 2017

  • Carolyn P. Handa Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of English, University of Alabama, 2017

  • Outstanding Service by a Graduate Student, Department of English, University of Alabama, 2016

  • HBCU All Star, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 2015