Background
Smith, Whitney Ayn Womack was born on August 30, 1970 in Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Larry Strait and Stephanie Burnette Chambers.
English and American literature educator
Smith, Whitney Ayn Womack was born on August 30, 1970 in Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Larry Strait and Stephanie Burnette Chambers.
Bachelor of Arts in English magna cum laude, University Missouri, 1991. Master of Arts in English, University Missouri, 1993. Doctor of Philosophy in English, Purdue University, 1999.
Graduate instructor Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1993-1998. Assistant professor English Miami University, Hamilton, Ohio, 1998—2005, associate professor English, since 2005.
Member of Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English, Stowe Society, British Women Writers, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa.