John Andrews

John Andrews is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Honors College. His home department is English. He completed his BA in Writing at the University of Central Arkansas, his MFA in Creative Writing at Texas State University, and his PhD in English at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Andrews' scholarly and artistic work focuses on both LGBTQIA experience and the creative process within the genres of contemporary poetry and nonfiction. His first book of poetry, Colin Is Changing His Name, was a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award. He is currently writing his second book of poetry and developing curriculum that integrates Odyssey of the Mind problem solving into honors colleges and programs. He has taught The Poetics of Pop Culture, Let's Get Creative: Odyssey of the Mind, Introduction to Creative Writing, and Composition I&II.

His role in the Honors College includes teaching, advising, and the administrative responsibility of directing K-12 Outreach programs. As a K-12 educator and mentor, Dr. Andrews has engaged K-12 students through Odyssey of the Mind, Junior Sciences and Humanities Symposium, Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair, Arkansas Governor's School, Upward Bound, and Austin Bat Cave. He also had the privilege of being named a C.D. Marshall Scholar at Texas State University through which he taught high school poetry workshops in Lockhart, Texas. Dr. Andrews is passionate about connecting Honors with K-12 students to not only help scholars realize their full potential, but also inspire the next generation of interdisciplinary researchers, innovators, and artists in Oklahoma and beyond.