helvie

Professor of Developmental English AEFYE Dept. Chair Coordinator, Center for Teaching Back to Dr. Helvie's Main Page ||
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About Dr. Helvie


I attended public high school in Upstate NY and attended Elmira College graduating with honors in 2002 with a BA in English and Political Science. Following my undergraduate studies, I was commissioned a second lieutenant (2LT) in the United States Army Field Artillery. While in the service, I spent four months as a college recruiting officer at Cornell University where I was previously enrolled in ROTC, and then over 3 years as a fire direction officer, a platoon leader, and a battery executive officer in Fort Riley, KS. I was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq from 2003-04, and completed my obligation to the service as a captain in August of 2006.

Since that time, I earned a master's degree in English from Central Connecticut State University specializing in both American and Medieval/Renaissance literature in 2008, which was followed by a Ph.D. in English Literature & Criticism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2013. I wrote my dissertation explored the connection between canonical American literature of the 19th and 20th centuries to the comic book superhero.

I grew to love teaching Developmental English during my time both as an adjunct in the Developmental English departments at Naugatuck Valley and Tunxis Community Colleges as well as being a full-time teacher at The Forman School--a private boarding school for high school students with learning disabilities. There is just something exciting about helping students experience success in a field of study that has often proven to be a source discouragement--and I hope to continue to encourage students push those personal boundaries here at Norwalk Community College!