Lisa Connell

Lisa Connell, Ph.D., is a Professor of French at the University of West Georgia, affiliated with the School of Humanities within the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. She additionally serves as Co-Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and a Mentoring Fellow with the Institute of Faculty Excellence. Her expertise spans postcolonial theory, Francophone women writers, autobiography, and Caribbean narratives.

Her research investigates colonial policies' impacts on postcolonial knowledge formation and representations, with a focus on authors like Maryse Condé and Assia Djebar. She has co-edited a volume on Gisèle Pineau’s works and is completing a book on corporeal pedagogies in Francophone Caribbean literature.

Connell teaches a wide range of courses, including French language instruction (Elementary to Advanced), cultural studies (French Digital Narratives, National Identity), and interdisciplinary topics (Sexuality & Gender in French Cinema, Language & Identity). She actively engages students through honors programs and capstone projects.

Her contributions extend to mentoring initiatives and undergraduate research promotion. She has no listed scientific awards but is recognized for her pedagogical and scholarly contributions.