Dr. Jacob Stratman
Professor of English; Dean, College of Bible, Humanities, and Arts
Ph.D., Marquette University
M.A., Missouri State University
B.A., William Jewell College
Dr. Jacob Stratman's research and teaching interests include Christianity and literature, young adult literature, disability studies, pedagogy and hospitality, and American literature.
Dr. Stratman received his B.A. in English and Secondary Education from William Jewell College. After graduation, he taught English and coached soccer in the Springfield Public School system in Springfield, Missouri, for six years. During that time, he completed his M.A. in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing at Missouri State University. He earned his Ph.D. in English from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Dr. Stratman and his wife, Julia, have two sons, Benjamin Curtis and Jude Hadley.