About
Dr. Beth Boehm is a Professor in English, the Dean of the Graduate School, and the Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs.
She has served in a variety of administrative and academic roles at the University of Louisville, including as director of undergraduate studies in English, as director of graduate studies in the Department of English, as vice chair of English, as vice chair and chair of the faculty senate, and as associate provost for faculty affairs, before becoming Dean.
Boehm was twice awarded the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award and was selected as a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in 2003. In 2009, she was awarded for her distinguished service by both the college and the university.
Her recent research has focused on issues in graduate education such as mentoring, reimagining the dissertation, community engagement in graduate education, masters education, and holistic admissions; her research in English studies is narrative and rhetorical theory, and twentieth-century literature, particularly experimental literature.