College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Adrien Lowery received her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Southern California and her B.A. from Biola University. In addition to teaching, she has been involved in writing center development and administration for nearly 15 years, finding true pleasure in empowering writers to discover their strengths. Her professional and research interests include the development of writers—their identities, creative process, family and gender politics in writing, and the influence of social communities on the individual identity. Her literary interests lie in women’s literature, Renaissance drama, American and Canadian writers, and Celtic culture.

She presents on topics involving the intersection of faith and the writing process, developing effective pedagogy, helping students avoid plagiarism, and other topics regarding writing center development. Lowry is writing a collection of essays for a book on sexual purity titled The Mating Habits of Pandas: Passion and Abstinence for the Endangered Species Who Wait. She is also working on another book addressing the influence of needle crafting on literature and social change titled Knit One, Heal Too: Social Change Through the Simple Act of Knitting.

Her favorite novel is Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood because it is comforting to know that not all writers can control their characters or themselves.