Rate My Professor Timothy Duggan

Timothy J. Duggan is Professor of Secondary English Education and Chair of the Teacher Education Department in the College of Education at Northeastern Illinois University. He earned his Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Dakota in 2003, with a dissertation on the uses of music in high school English/language arts classes. He holds an M.A. in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1990), a B.A. in English from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1983), and secondary certification in K-12 English from the same institution (1984). Duggan joined Northeastern Illinois University in 2009 as Assistant Professor of Secondary English Education, advancing to Associate Professor in 2013 and full Professor in 2019. Prior to this, he served as Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of South Dakota (2003-2008), where he also directed gifted programs and summer camps. His earlier career includes teaching English at Sonora Union High School in California (1984-1987), community colleges in Nebraska, and adjunct positions at Northwestern University and Northeastern Illinois University. At Northeastern Illinois University, he coordinates a partnership with Amundsen High School in Chicago Public Schools, supervises student teachers and clinical experiences, and teaches courses such as Teaching English in Secondary Schools, New Directions in Teaching English, Student Teaching Seminar, Shakespeare: Tragedies and Histories, and Young Adult Novel. He served as University Faculty-in-Residence at Amundsen High School from 2012 to 2020.