E. Nicole Meyer

E. Nicole Meyer serves as Professor of French and Women’s and Gender Studies within the Department of English and World Languages at Augusta University's Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Previously Chair of the Department of English and Foreign Languages, she holds the prestigious distinction of Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes académiques from the French Republic.

Academic Background:

• Ph.D. in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other (University of Pennsylvania, 1988)
• M.A. in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other (University of Pennsylvania, 1983)
• B.A. in French Language and Literature (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980)

Professor Meyer's research demonstrates exceptional breadth across French and Francophone studies, with pioneering work in Contemporary Women’s Autobiographies and Representation of the Body in Literature. Her scholarship critically engages Nineteenth- through Twenty-first-Century French Novels, while innovating in French for Specific Purposes for medical and business contexts. She uniquely bridges Disability Studies with cinema analysis and examines Questions of Race and Ethnicity through interdisciplinary lenses including fractured family dynamics.

Recent publications (2021-2022) reveal a cohesive trajectory toward inclusive pedagogy and Holocaust memory studies. Her work consistently connects literary analysis with practical classroom applications, particularly in post-Holocaust life writing and professional language training. The monograph Fractured Families in French and Francophone Women’s Autobiography represents her current major scholarly focus.

Recognition for her contributions includes:

• Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes académiques (2021)
• Louis K. Bell Research Award (2021)
• Pamplin College Research Award (2021)
• Boundless Teaching Award (2020)
• Amos Distinguished Chair Sponsorship Award (2023)

As Portfolio Advisor and committee member across multiple university governance structures, Professor Meyer actively shapes curriculum development and student mentorship. Her leadership in national organizations like the American Association of Teachers of French directly translates research into pedagogical innovation, though specific grant funding details remain unpublicized.

She directs Augusta University's Foreign Language Alliance for International Rapport (FLAIR), chairs the American Association of Teachers of French Commission on French for Specific Purposes, and previously chaired the Modern Languages Association Committee on Disability Issues. Her institutional impact extends through the Oversight Team for Health Humanities and Women's and Gender Studies Executive Committee, where she integrates literary scholarship with medical humanities and disability advocacy.