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Laura Brown

Laura Brown

Position: Adjunct Instructor

Department: English

Office: St. Benedict Hall 306

Mrs. Brown has a passion for researching, writing, and facilitating discussions using literature, history, and drama as a catalyst for development. Her graduate work includedÌý19thÌýand 20thÌýcentury literature and filmÌýdepicting classic social circumstances. Additionally, her training in the dramatic arts ranged from Theatre of the Absurd to modern theatre.ÌýBefore devoting her main focus to a growing family,Ìýwhich included homeschooling for several years, she traveled as an education training consultant forÌýthe prestigious Institute for Research and Reform in Education (IRRE). She has taught collegeÌýEnglish Composition and Literature, as well as English as a Second Language in various capacities. OtherÌýprofessional experience includes wordsmithing website content and business marketing correspondence for local and national companies. Publications include numerous articles inÌýSimply KC Magazine, Women’s Edition Magazine,ÌýandÌýThe Washburn Review.Ìýas well as a story in the bookÌýHeavenly Healing: Testimonies fromÌýLay Apostles for Christ the Returning King (DFOT).

Mrs. Brown encourages cultivating one’s curiosity, leading to critical thinking and a deeper understanding of how souls experience the world. She has a love of words—their intention and inspiration, their ability to engage, humor, cut, and silence—all containing a history (etymology) connectingÌýthenÌý³Ù´ÇÌýnow. Using these powerfulÌýlittle characters to analyze cultural topics should be preserved and imparted with vigor. Mrs. Brown treasures her time spent with BC students and believes English Composition is essential.

In her spare time, she supports local pregnancy care centers and is a member of theÌýKC, MOÌýRachel’s VineyardÌýretreat team. Also aÌýstudent of martial arts, she is currently working on her brown belt (and eventual blackbelt) in Israeli Krav Maga. Gardening, cooking, and teatime make her very happy. Mrs. Brown is blessedÌýto reside with Mr. Brown and their five children in a cottage in the woods near Lecompton, Kansas.