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Faculty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/center-for-faculty-excellence\/faculty-awards\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty Awards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-program-staff\">Program Staff<\/h1>\n\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_69f5273b927ca\" class=\"directory vertical\"><div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\"><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Natalie Carter <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/ncarter-ceFfc1ZcJFBbAnKrY5jo1-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Natalie Carter' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Senior Lecturer English<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-8784'>317-940-8784<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:ncarter@butler.edu'>ncarter@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-ncarter'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-ncarter'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Natalie Carter\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-ncarter' role='region' aria-labledby='person-ncarter' hidden><p><p>Natalie Carter holds a&nbsp;Ph.D. in English with a concentration in American Literature and Culture from George Washington University. &nbsp;Her&nbsp;research&nbsp;and pedagogical&nbsp;interests&nbsp;include trauma theory, gender and&nbsp;sexuality&nbsp;studies, and the dynamics of race, ethnicity, and violence in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century literary and cultural artifacts. &nbsp;Scholarship includes publications on Dorothy Allison, Julia Alvarez, and Ernest Hemingway, as well as works addressing violence against women and race-related trauma in American society.&nbsp; She&nbsp;teaches American Literature and Culture in addition to courses in the Honors and First-Year Seminar Programs, and&nbsp;is Affiliate Faculty in the Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (RGSS) program.<\/p>\n<p>Carter is the Faculty Director of the Butler University Honors Program (more information about which may be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/\">here<\/a>), and an Innovation Fellow in BU&#8217;s Transformation Lab. &nbsp;She serves on President Danko&#8217;s Faculty Advisory Group; the evaluation committee for Prestigious Scholarships &amp; Fellowships; and the steering committee for BU&#8217;s Undergraduate Research Conference. &nbsp;She has been named Butler University&#8217;s Woman of Distinction (2019), and received the&nbsp;College of Liberal Arts &amp; Sciences&#8217; Outstanding Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (2021).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-ncarter --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Felicia Williams <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/fewilliams-VyMzgvhlp.jpg' alt='Headshot of Felicia Williams' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Lecturer &#038; Faculty Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a 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