Biography
Dr. Mickle has published extensively in African American Studies, which is her primary area of expertise. She is also a published poet, and, when her schedule permits, she has acted in local theater productions and taught theater classes at Greater Allegheny. Also, she is an amateur watercolorist, who has had gallery showings of her paintings at the Hermann Museum.
Teaching Interests:
African American Studies, American Studies, Women's Studies, Theater, Creative Writing, Poetry
Area(s) of Expertise:
African American Studies, American Studies, Women's Studies, Theater, Creative Writing, Poetry Research
Research Interests
African American Studies
American Studies
Women's Studies
Theater
Creative Writing
Poetry
Publications
Special Recognition:
Mickle, Milli. "Surf Colaratura." Watercolor painting exhibited at the Carnegie Museum in the Women of Vision's Future Vision: An Afro-futuristic Journey exhibit. May 28 - June 12, 2022.
Independent Social Sciences Research that met IRB Review:
King, Gary, Marinda Kathryn Harrell-Levy, Mildred R. Mickle, Kevin Bell, Darryl Thomas, and Julia Green Bryan. More Rivers to Cross: Black Faculty and Academic Racism at Penn State University (Part 2). Independently published on March 25, 2021. 108 pp.
Invited Books:
Mickle, Mildred R., ed. Jamaica Kincaid. Critical Insights. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press,
2021.
Mickle, Mildred R., ed. James McBride. Critical Insights. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press,
2018.
Mickle, Mildred R., ed. Maya Angelou. Critical Insights. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press,
2016.
Mickle, Mildred R., ed. Gwendolyn Brooks. Critical Insights. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press,
2009.
Mickle, Mildred R., ed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Critical Insights. Pasadena, CA:
Salem Press, 2009.
Education
Ph.D., UNC-Chapel Hill
M.A., UNC-Chapel Hill
B.A., UNC-Chapel Hill
- Minor in Japanese, UNC-Chapel Hill
Papers and Presentations
Mickle, Mildred R. "The 'Soft Skills' Fake-out: Cognitive Dissonance in the Academy's
Approach to Defining the Humanities." Conference: The Penn State University 2022
Spring Joint Discipline Conference--Arts and Humanities, English, and Social
Sciences & Education. Via Zoom. Monday, April 4,
2022. Zoom Recording link: https://sites.psu.edu/springconference22/2022/02/07/04-soft-skills-fake…
Mickle, Mildred R. "The Response to the Recommendations in the More Rivers to Cross Part 2 report--A Call to Action." Conference: The Penn State University 2022
Spring Joint Discipline Conference--Arts and Humanities, English, and Social
Sciences & Education. Via Zoom: https://psu.zoom.us/s/99387495751. Friday, March
25, 2022. Zoom Recording link: https://sites.psu.edu/springconference22/2022/02/11/03-25-22-more-river…
Mickle, Mildred R. "The Link is Layers: Teaching Han-shan's Cold Mountain, Poem '93';
Matsuo Basho's "Matsushima" haiku; and two poems from Octavia E. Butler's Parable of
the Sower." SAMLA Conference, Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, GA, 16 November
2019.
Mickle, Mildred R. More Rivers to Cross Part 2 Co-Authors' Panel session with the Ed Equity
Pedagogy Network, via Zoom, May 11, 2021.
Mickle, Mildred R. Presentation Title: Black Women Building Texts and Concepts of
Community--Speaking engagement at Bethany College, via Zoom, Feb. 17, 2021.