Paula Vaughan
Paula Vaughan is a humanities professional and contributing faculty member within the College of Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Studies (CIUS) teaching humanities and general education courses. Paula has been authoring, developing, and instructing asynchronous undergraduate and honors humanities classes for diverse adult learners since 2013 using Canvas and Brightspace learning management systems. She is currently a voting member of the CIUS Curriculum and Academic Policy (CAP) committee serving for a two-year term.
Paula earned her Master of Humanities with distinction from Tiffin University, with a concentration in multicultural studies. She graduated summa cum laude from Oglethorpe University with a Bachelor of Arts and an independently planned major in world mythologies and cultural anthropology.
Paula earned her graduate degree online, profoundly benefiting from the structured, welcoming distance learning classroom. Through her graduate online program, she enjoyed firsthand the global engagement and discovery of new cultures and ethnicities and the gifts these associations yield. As such, she is committed to online teaching, extending her positive remote learning experience to others through a culture of care, creating a supportive, inclusive educational space celebrating the beauty of humanity’s diversity.
In addition to higher education instruction, Paula previously worked with gifted students in her local homeschooling community creating original curricula and teaching small-size, hands-on courses about nature and the humanities. Paula’s experience working with young people grades K-12 inspired her to create the Sharing Story Learning Series, handcrafted printable curricula and creative writing prompts honoring children’s emotional and social intelligence through visionary thinking and reflective composition.
Paula’s research interests include women’s voice in global fairy tales; the hero/ine quests in literature and film; initiatory ritual structure and events; world mythologies; and supernatural folklore connecting ancestry and landscape.
Paula loves art in all forms and sharing humanity’s storytelling genius with her students. Teaching for her is about facilitation, equipping people with academic and personal knowledge to help make decisions that are meaningful to the individual while celebrating their connection with humanity.
Courses Taught
ANTH 3001 - Indigenous Peoples in the Modern World
ENGL 2050C - Women's Literature and Social Change
ENGL 3110C - Creative Writing: Contemporary Nonfiction and Poetry
HMNT 1001 - Living and Learning in the Technological World
HMNT 1002 - Thriving in a Technological World
HMNT 1050 - Humanities Through the Arts
HMNT 3001 - Modern Popular Culture
Education
Master of Humanities with distinction, Tiffin University
BA, Oglethorpe University
Publications
Vaughan, P. (2023). Considering our humanity: Elementary learners language arts curriculum.
Vaughan, P. (2023). A forest of folk and fairy tales: Elementary learners language arts curriculum.
Vaughan, P. (2023). Into the wilds: Elementary learners language arts curriculum.
Vaughan, P. (2023). Mythology secondary level unit study.
Vaughan, P. (2022). Rounding the seasons: Elementary learners language arts curriculum.
Vaughan, P. (2022). A year of sharing story: Elementary learners language arts curriculum.
Vaughan, P. (2019). HUMN9 Once upon a time? The immortal lure of fairy tales.
Vaughan, P. (2016). "In my own image: Crafting poetry about the sacred feminine".