Alaina Patterson Reid

Alaina Patterson Reid is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of North Alabama. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in English from Northeastern State University, with a focus on 18th/19th Century British Literature, Composition Rhetoric, and ESL Certification. Her research explores intersections between literature and social issues, including the evolution of literary eras, civil rights rhetoric, and Southern cultural identity.

Education:

• B.A. English, Northeastern State University
• M.A. Literature with emphases in 18th/19th Century British Literature, Composition Rhetoric, and ESL Certification, Northeastern State University

Research Interests: Composition pedagogy, ESL instruction, Jane Austen’s social commentary, Gothic literature, and the rhetorical dynamics of civil rights movements. She has presented widely on topics like teaching with the PIER Method, the blending of literary eras in Ann Radcliffe’s work, and Nikki Giovanni’s children’s literature.

Awards & Honors:

• Sigma Tau Delta National English Honor Society
• President’s Leadership Class (Northeastern State University)
• Chi Alpha National Academic Honor Society

Teaching & Advising: Leads courses in composition, world literature, and English literature. Engages students through innovative methods like the PIER framework. Active in mentoring student scholars through Sigma Tau Delta workshops and panels.

Labs/Teams: Associated with the Restorative Justice Lab, advancing interdisciplinary approaches to justice and literature.