Dr. Beringer is an interdisciplinary scholar with twenty years’ experience teaching in higher education. Prior to coming to Defiance College in the fall of 2022, Dr. Beringer taught at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin; Ivy Tech Community College in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Purdue University-Fort Wayne.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Humor Studies, Sociology, American Studies, Cultural Diversity & Multiculturalism, Harlem Renaissance, African American Satire, and 20th and 21st century African American satire, history, and literature.

AWARDS, HONORS & FELLOWSHIPS

American Humor Studies Association, M. Thomas Inge First Book Workshop, June 2021-June 2023.  
         
Ivy Tech Community College, President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction, Northeast Region Winner, 2015.
           
Ivy Tech Community College, Glenn W. Sample Award for Excellence in Instruction, Northeast Region Nominee to Statewide competition, 2015. 
            
Cecelia Zissis Graduate Student Award, Purdue University, 2013
            
Cecelia Zissis Graduate Student Award, Purdue University, 2012.
            
Chester E. Eisinger Prize Award for excellence in scholarly writing, Purdue University, 2012.
            
Chester E. Eisinger Prize Award for excellence in scholarly writing, Purdue University, 2011.
            
Olga R. Mead Memorial Graduate Student, Pennsylvania State University, 1996.
            
Penn State University Graduate Fellowship, 1996.

 

ACADEMIC DEGREES

Ph.D. in American Studies at Purdue University
M.A. in American Studies at Penn State at Harrisburg
B.A. in Sociology at St. Norbert College