Background
Philip, Nel was born on March 29, 1969 in Saugus, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Pierre E. Nel and Gloria D. Hardman.
literature and language professor writer
Philip, Nel was born on March 29, 1969 in Saugus, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Pierre E. Nel and Gloria D. Hardman.
Bachelor, University Rochester, New York, 1992. Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1993. Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1997.
Assistant professor English Kansas State University, Manhattan, 2000—2005, associate professor, English department, 2005—2008, director children's literature program, since 2006, professor, English department, since 2008. Adjunct professor, department English communications, College Charleston, South Carolina, 1998—2000. Consultant A&E Biography: Doctor Seuss, 2003.
Member of Modern Language Association (executive committee since 2004), Don DeLillo Society, American Studies Association, Children's Literature Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Karin E. Westman, May 24, 1997.