Evi Wusk, Ed.D.

Evi Wusk, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Secondary Education
Department
Education/English
Office hours

Monday-Thursday 9-10 a.m. or by appointment

Email
ewusk [at] nebrwesleyan.edu
Headshot of Evi Wusk

"The teacher is of course an artist, but being an artist does not mean that he or she can make the profile, can shape the students. What the educator does in teaching is to make it possible for the students to become themselves." - Paulo Freire

Background
  • 7-12 English Language Arts
  • PK-12 Librarian
  • High Ability Learning Coordinator
Education
  • Ed.D. Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education - University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  • School Library Science Certification - University of Nebraska, Omaha
  • M.S. Curriculum & Instruction with Technology Focus - Peru State College
  • B.S. Language Arts Education - Peru State College
Courses taught
  • ENG 1010
  • EDUC 3260
  • EDUC 3390
  • EDUC 2060
Research and academic interests
  • Writing Pedagogy in the Age of AI, a Human-Centered, Mixed-Methods Approach
  • Integrating Comedy and Improv in Pre-Service Teacher Education
Service interests
  • Facilitating dialogue on what it means to be human, creative, ethical and critical educators in the Age of AI
  • Mentorship for Emerging Teacher-Writers, Building Meaningful Scholarly and Creative Writing Practice 
Professional and community affiliations, certifications and awards
  • Nebraska Educational Technology Association Board of Directors, 2024 – 2027
  • Nebraska Writing Project, Board of Directors, 2012 – 2013 

 

Publications and Presentations

  •  (Wusk, Bartlett, & Shackelford, 2025)
  • , Multi-modal digital resource, (Wusk, Essay, Gotschall, Heller, Ernst, Darvasi, Kentz, Cubero, Meehan, & Bruno, 2025)
  • . The Educator’s Room. (2024)
  • Nebraska Storytelling Festival: (begins at 1:30). (2024)
  • , Featured Guest on The Good Life EDU Podcast. (2024)
  •  Ed Surge. (2024)
  • , (2023 – 2024)
  • , Her View from Home. (2023)
  • , EdSurge. (2023)
  • , Her View from Home. (2022)
  • , Word and World, Dissertation Article. (2018)

 

My goal is to be a positive light at the intersection of creativity, education, and humanity in the midst of technological change.  I am all about the good and hard work of finding joy, story, and agency in the midst of complexity.  My favorite thing is to help young educators identify, name and own the unique gifts and dispositions they bring to education. - Dr. W