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Dr. Alice Blackwell received her Ph.D.  from the University of North Carolina.  She teaches British Literature I, Chaucer, Milton, and Literature and Religion.  She advises English and Humanities majors. She is on the Editorial Board of the Oak Leaf, the LSUA Journal of Teaching and Research.

In searching for his life’s work, Dr. Seth Bovey vacillated between reading literature and playing rock music; eventually, he chose the study of language and literature as his vocation and the enjoyment of music as his avocation. Dr. Bovey’s academic career began at Texas A&M University, where he studied architecture before earning a B.S. degree in Building Construction in 1979. Moving to the cultural mecca of Austin, Texas, he wrote science fiction, played in a couple of rock bands, and worked in a bookstore, where his exposure to a wide array of information steered him toward graduate school. Returning to Texas A&M, he earned a Master’s degree in English in 1987, then went on to the University of New Mexico to earn a Ph.D. in English with specializations in nineteenth-century American literature and Western American literature.
Dr. Bovey then began working as an assistant professor here at LSU Alexandria in 1992, where he has mainly taught courses in freshman composition, American literature, and literature and film. Nothing gives him greater satisfaction than helping a student write something that another educated adult would find worth reading. Yet Dr. Bovey has also found time to pursue his scholarly interests, publishing articles in such journals as American Indian Quarterly, American Literary Realism, Popular Music and Society, and the Journal of Popular Culture. For many years, he was a member of the Western Literature Association, presenting many papers at their annual conferences. More recently, he has been active in the Popular Culture Association and has presented papers on spaghetti Western films as well as the interaction between professional wrestling and rock music.
Most recently, Dr. Bovey published a book called Five Years Ahead of My Time: Garage Rock from the 1950s to the Present (Reaktion, 2019). By discussing the contributions of rock bands such as Paul Revere and the Raiders, The 13th Floor Elevators, The Gories, and The Jackets, he shows that garage rock has caused rock music to evolve and flourish while also saving rock and roll from the commercial forces that want to turn it into pop music. In 2019, Five Years Ahead of My Time won the Shindig! Writer’s Poll for the Best Music Book of the Year.

Raven was born and raised in Alexandria. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Healthcare Management – both from Capella University.  Raven was previously employed as Director of Career and Student Services at Blue Cliff College.  She is “overly excited to be employed at a great establishment and cannot wait to see what the future holds”.  In her spare time, Raven loves to spend time with her family, shop, and travel.

Dr. William Calbeck teaches mathematics in both online and dual enrollment programs. He advises online students and helps create new online courses. Dr. Calbeck enjoys bird watching, sports, and photography in his spare time.