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I hold a Ph.D. in English, Creative Writing and Literature, from the University of Houston. I also hold degrees in Classics from Wesleyan University (B.A. with Honors) and Columbia University (M.A.). I've taught at Texas Christian University, Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Southern Utah University and elsewhere. My writing, poems and essays, has been published in the Southwest Review, Poetry, The Paris Review, Salamander, the Bennington Review, the Colorado Review, and in other journals and anthologies.

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Thomas’ Qualifications
Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: Wesleyan University - Bachelor in Arts, Classics

Graduate Degree: Columbia University in the City of New York - Master of Arts, Classics

Graduate Degree: University of Houston - Doctor of Philosophy, English

Hobbies

Hiking Running Yoga

Tutoring Subjects
British Literature
College English
College Level American Literature
Comparative Literature
Creative Writing
English
English Language Arts Substitute
Expository Writing
Fiction Writing
High School English
High School Level American Literature
High School Writing
Literature
Medieval Literature
Middle School
Middle School English
Middle School Reading
Middle School Reading Comprehension
Middle School Writing
Other
Reading
Substitute
Technical Writing
World Literature
Writing