Rate My Professor Lisa Beckelhimer

Lisa Beckelhimer is a professor in the Literature faculty at Savannah Technical College. Her academic pursuits focus on innovative pedagogies in English composition and insightful analyses of popular culture's social dimensions. Transitioning from a career as a professional writer and editor, she infuses practical expertise into her teaching of courses like English Composition and Introduction to Copyediting and Publishing.

In her scholarly work, Beckelhimer explores service-learning pedagogy, distance learning, wellness approaches in education, flipped classrooms utilizing screen capture software, and the interplay of social expectations with media representations. Her investigations delve into specific phenomena such as the heteronormalization of queerness in Hallmark Christmas movies, parental influences on reality television programs like The Bachelor and Bachelorette, morality and religious themes in Hallmark Channel content, social justice initiatives within the NFL and NBA, gender and sexuality dynamics on Dancing with the Stars, and the pandemic's effects on digital sports fandom. Previously serving as Professor Educator and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the University of Cincinnati's English Department, her contributions extend across teaching and research.

Beckelhimer's key publications demonstrate her impact. "Cultivating Hope through Service Learning" (English Journal, Volume 113, Issue 2, 2023, pp. 49-57) illustrates how service-learning cultivates student hope and civic engagement. "Soft(a)ware in the English Classroom: Screen Capture Software for Flipped Instruction: The Flip Side" (English Journal, 2014) promotes technology-enhanced flipped learning. "Process Over Product: Allowing Student Researchers to Think for Themselves" (2017) emphasizes autonomous student inquiry. "Re-emerging Relevance: Did we just re-live the apocalyptic novel World War Z?" (South Central Review, Volume 38, Numbers 2-3, 2021, pp. 17-22) connects dystopian literature to contemporary events. Additional works include analyses of ideology in Curtis Sittenfeld's American Wife, cultural critiques of The Bachelor in Post45, using historical nonfiction for rhetorical context, and problem-based composition strategies. Featured in English Journal, CEA Forum, and The Ohio Journal of English Language Arts, her articles shape composition and literature instruction. Beckelhimer has chaired sessions at CCCC conferences on composition ethics and presented at NCTE on service-learning for social justice.