Tracye L. Pool

Tracye L. Pool serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), where she has been a dedicated faculty member since 1991. Her extensive teaching portfolio includes Professional Writing, Rhetoric and Composition I/II, Developmental Writing, Writing for Social Sciences, Creative Writing, Introduction to Women’s Studies, and the specialized course "The Real Skinny: Anorexia in Medieval Saints and Contemporary Women." Recognized for excellence in Spring 2020 with the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Lecturer Award, she pioneered UTC’s Coursera massive open online course platform and served as English Department Internship Coordinator from 2018–2020.

Her academic foundation includes:

• Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from The University of the South (2020), dissertation: "The Upper Room"
• MA in English: Literary Study from UTC (1991)
• BA in American Language and Literature from UTC (1988)

Pool’s research integrates Creative Writing with critical analysis of gender and cultural narratives, particularly through her Women’s Studies course examining historical and contemporary perspectives on body image. Her work is deeply informed by Jungian psychology, which permeates both her literary scholarship and creative output across poetry, short stories, and academic articles. This interdisciplinary approach bridges Composition Studies with American and Medieval Literature traditions.

Award highlights:

• College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Lecturer Award (2020)
• Activist Enhanced Classroom Grant
• Two Walker Teaching Resource Center High Impact Grants

As an academic mentor, Pool coordinated departmental internships (2018–2020), serves as a Faculty Mentor (2024–present), writes student recommendation letters, and judges writing contests. Her grant-funded initiatives demonstrate commitment to innovative pedagogy, including high-impact teaching practices and community-engaged learning through programs like the Tennessee Department of Corrections Day Reporting Center Turn the Page initiative.