Cindy Salmons

Cindy Salmons is an Associate Professor of English at Alice Lloyd College.12 She joined the faculty at ALC in 2008 and serves as co-chair of the English Department.1 Her areas of study include 20th Century American Literature, Women's Literature, and Appalachian Literature.1 Dr. Salmons completed her doctoral dissertation, "'Strength to do what we can': Sacrifice and Empowerment in Appalachian Women's Literature," at the University of Kentucky in 2012, where she also earned a certificate in Gender and Women's Studies.1 She holds a Master's Degree from Marshall University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Alice Lloyd College.1 In 2015, Dr. Salmons won the Alice Lloyd College Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award.1

Additional Information

• Contact: Her email is cindysalmons@alc.edu and her office phone number is (606) 368-6081.2
• Teaching Interests: Besides her main areas of study, she also teaches Composition (introductory and advanced), 19th Century American Literature, African American Literature, and Technical Writing.1
• Professional Development: In June 2016, she attended The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's Seminar on Slave Narratives in American Literature and History at Yale University.1