Tracey Rich Perez

Tracey Rich Perez serves as an Adjunct Instructor in the English & Writing Studies Department within the College of Arts & Sciences at Queens College. Her primary responsibilities include teaching First-Year Writing in the General Education Program and specialized courses on fairytales and folklore storytelling traditions.

Her academic credentials include:

• M.A. in English, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
• B.A. in History, Wake Forest University

Ms. Perez's research and pedagogical focus centers on Composition and Rhetoric, Folklore Studies, and Community-Based Writing. She pioneers applied narrative practices through her student-led community engagement project partnering with local cancer survivors, demonstrating how storytelling fosters therapeutic connections and social healing. Her work bridges academic writing instruction with real-world health contexts, particularly through collaborations with organizations like Carolina Breast Friends.

No scientific awards or research grants were documented in available sources. However, she actively extends her expertise beyond campus by teaching fairytales at Charlotte Lit (Charlotte Center for Literary Arts) and developing writing workshops for breast cancer survivors.

Her teaching philosophy emphasizes student growth through narrative empowerment, with ongoing community projects indicating future directions in therapeutic writing applications for health advocacy.