Melissa Johnson | People, Biola University

Departments	School of Humanities and Social Sciences Office of the Provost
Biola Affiliations	Faculty

Documents

Degrees

Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
M.A., University of Dallas
B.A., Biola University

Member of

President's Administrative Council Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Member

Biography

Melissa Schubert serves as the Dean of Biola University's School of Humanities and Social Sciences, with a deep commitment to the future of biblically-centered, transformational Christian liberal arts education. She taught for sixteen years in Torrey Honors College, teaching across its interdisciplinary curriculum, mentoring its dear students and gifted faculty, and serving as its Associate Director. Her research primarily investigates the dynamics of literature and theology in early modern English literature, and her interests range across genres, centuries, and practices that enrich the Christian life and imagination.

Affiliations

Modern Language Association
Renaissance Society of America
Conference on Christianity and Literature

Awards

University Award for Mentoring Faculty –– Biola University –– 2017 –– La Mirada, CA

Professor of the Year –– Biola University –– 2011 –– La Mirada, CA

Publications

"On Much Ado About Nothing," in The Great Books Reader: Excerpts and Essays on the Most Influential Books in Western Civilization, ed. Reynolds, J., Bethany Books, 2011. pp. 313-338.

Presentations

Western Regional Conference for Christianity and Literature, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA. Presented on "Bringing Miracles Back to Life:Pericles' Many Revivals." May 2013.
Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature, Biola University, La Mirada, CA. Presented on “‘Yet From Those Flames No Light’: Byron and Milton on Hell.” May 2008.
Lilly Fellows Program National Research, Baylor Institute for Faith and Learning, Waco, Texas. Presented on “Giving Onions: The Economic Vision of Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov.” November 2006.