Rate My Professor Justus Humphrey

Humphrey's academic interests span fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, developmental writing, and composition. His graduate work emphasized fiction, complemented by pursuits in creative nonfiction and poetry. Key publications include the short story "Burgers and Sushi" and poems "Dog Days," "After Leaves Fall," and "Baltimore IKEA," featured in The Wildwood Journal (Spring 2012); "Baltimore IKEA" in PANK (October 2011); personal essay "Wake Up" in Bayou Magazine (Fall 2009); poem "After Leaves Fall" in REAL: Regarding Arts and Letters (Fall 2009); short story "I Hear From Her For the First Time in a Year" in The Shine Journal Anthology Volume One (2010), originally published in The Shine Journal (October 2007); book review of Slow Burn by George Alexander in ANTIPODES: A North American Review of Australian Literature (Summer 2010); and book review of Back Burning by Sylvia Petter in the same journal (Summer 2008). He holds professional affiliations with the Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Educational Testing Services. Humphrey has contributed as Jury Co-Chair for the Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize and as a guest judge for Penn State Harrisburg literary awards. Born in southeast Alaska and raised there and in Arizona's mountains, he enriches his teaching with diverse experiences.