Traci Thompson

Dr. Traci S. Thompson is a Professor of English and Associate Dean of the Cynthia Ann Parker College of Liberal Arts at Hardin-Simmons University (HSU). She earned a B.A. in English from Culver-Stockton College (1991), followed by an M.A. (1993) and Ph.D. (1996) in English from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana-Lafayette).

She has served as Graduate Program Director in English at HSU for five years and as Department Head since 2010. Her professional affiliations include leadership roles in the American Studies Association of Texas and the Southwestern Conference on Christianity and Literature.