Professor Dr. Emily Hipchen

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Biography

Emily Hipchen is a Fulbright scholar and an accomplished editor in the fields of adoption studies and creative nonfiction. She has authored the memoir 'Coming Apart Together: Fragments Adoption' (2005) and has served as editor for several significant works, including 'Inhabiting La Patria: Identity, Agency, Antojo Works of Julia Alvarez' (SUNY, 2013) and the 'Routledge Critical Adoption Studies Reader' (2023). Hipchen's work has been recognized with multiple awards, and her essays, short stories, and poems have appeared in notable journals such as Fourth Genre, Northwest Review, and Cincinnati Review. Her teaching focuses on nonfiction, family kinship, and editing. Additionally, she has received various grants and fellowships to support her academic contributions, such as the Provost’s Faculty Teaching Fellowship and several Salomon Grants at Brown University.

Research Interests

Life Writing Memoir Creative Nonfiction Adoption Studies Critical Adoption Studies Editing Theory

Experience

Teaching Professor

— Present

Brown University • Providence, RI

Awards

Provost’s Faculty Teaching Fellowship

Salomon Curricular Mini-Grant

Short-term Visiting Professorship Award

UTRA

National Endowment Humanities Access Grant

Brown University Curriculum Development Grant

Georgia Arts Council / Southern Arts Federation Literary Arts Touring Grant

Courses

Introduction Creative Nonfiction Editing Theory and Practice Writing Family Writing Literature Writing Graphic Memoir Making Scene Critiquing Cultures Kinship Editing Revision Scholarly Writing Journal

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program

Requirements

GRE General

TOEFL

Total

Required:90

IELTS

Overall

Required:7

Prerequisites

Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field

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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics