In addition to teaching English, Dr. Newhouse is an actor and improvisational comedian whose troupe, Raleigh’s Village Idiots, often performs at Peace. He enjoys visiting historical sites and has a possibly unhealthy interest in dogs. He also enjoys watching horror movies.
“I love watching students develop into colleagues and partners.”
Education
- BA English, UNC-Chapel Hill
- MA English, North Carolina State University
- Ph.D. English, Boston University
Activities & Honors
- 2016 McCormick Distinguished Teaching Award
- 2015 Baccalaureate Speaker
- 2014 Keynote Speaker, Speedcon at NCSU
- 2012 Keynote Speaker, Speedcon at NCSU
- 2011 Baccalaureate Speaker
- 2011 First-Year Advising Award
- Interim Program Coordinator of Theatre and Musical Theatre
- Liberal Education Coordinator
Research & Publications
- “Believing Partway: The Book of Mormon and Postsecular America” in SINGING AND DANCING TO THE BOOK OF MORMON (2016)
- “Once a Paradise: Brad Watson’s Southern Afterlife” in ROUGH SOUTH, RURAL SOUTH: REGION AND CLASS IN RECENT SOUTHERN LITERATURE (2016)
- “More Dead than Living: Randall Kenan’s Monstrous Community” in UNDEAD SOUTHS: THE GOTHIC AND BEYOND IN SOUTHERN LITERATURE AND CULTURE (2015)
- “Coming of Age with the Ageless” in NEIL GAIMAN AND PHILOSOPHY (2012)