Academic Jobs - Home of Higher Ed Logo

Rate My Professor Brian Whaley

Utah Valley University

Ratings & reviews

5.04/23/2026

Inspires curiosity and a love for knowledge.

Taught by or worked with Brian?

Add your rating. It takes about 30 seconds.

About Brian

Brian Whaley serves as Chair of the Department of English and Literature and an associate professor of English at Utah Valley University. His primary academic specialty is twentieth- and twenty-first-century British and Irish literature. Whaley holds a PhD from the University of Oregon, an MA from the University of Montana, and a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has furthered his international training through studies in Salamanca, Spain, and Canterbury, England. Whaley has directed the UVU study abroad program in London on several occasions, promoting cross-cultural literary engagement for students. His teaching includes ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing, ENGL 2870 Literary History II, ENGL 4860R Topics in Literature, as well as courses in modern and contemporary literature, world literature, special topics, and honors classes examining intersections between science and the arts.