Senior Lecturer
523 McClung Tower
dmckinst@utk.edu
Biography
Douglas McKinstry has published short stories in commercial and literary magazines such as Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and The Sycamore Review. One of his stories was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He has taught several courses in fiction and a few in nonfiction as well. Douglas studied other languages besides English in years past. He has a bachelor’s degree in Russian and still speaks/reads/comprehends Spanish and German.
Besides teaching, writing, reading, and exercising, Douglas enjoys being a dad to two excellent daughters.
Education
- Ph.D., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Amer/Eng Literature
- M.A., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Amer/Eng Literature
- M.S., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, English Education
- B.A., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Russian
Frequently Taught Courses
- English 102: English Composition II- Inquiry into American Mysteries
- English 232: American Literature II- Civil War to the Present
- English 253: Introduction to Fiction
- English 255: Public Writing
- English 295: Writing in the Workplace
- English 351: The Short Story