Matthew Hollrah

Matthew Hollrah, Ph.D., is a Professor of English and Director of Composition at the University of Central Oklahoma, where he has taught since 2007. His administrative roles include former English department chair and associate dean of the Jackson College of Graduate Studies.

Education:
Hollrah holds a B.A. in English from Oklahoma State University (1995), an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University (2000), and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Kansas (2005).

Research Interests:
His scholarship centers on composition pedagogy, creative writing, and literary criticism. He authored the textbooks So What? and Now What?, and his poetry appears in journals like Artful Dodge and Parabola. His research explores theoretical frameworks for teaching writing and creative expression.

Awards:

• Neely Excellence in Teaching Award
• Vanderford Teaching Award
• College of Liberal Arts Award for Outstanding Teaching

Advising and Service:
He has supervised three doctoral projects in literary analysis and creative writing. His extensive service includes co-chairing the Oklahoma Academic Standards Writing Committee, serving on the InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching review board, and contributing to university-level initiatives like the Provost’s Gen Ed Action Team.