Iswari P Pandey

Iswari Pandey (Ph. D.) is an award-winning scholar and teacher, who taught at Tribhuvan University (Nepal), the University of Louisville, and Syracuse University (New York) before joining California State University, Northridge in 2013. His recent honors include the Advancement of Knowledge Award for his book SOUTH ASIAN IN THE MID-SOUTH: MIGRATIONS OF LITERACIES (National Council of Teachers of English/Conference on College Composition & Communication), Outstanding Faculty/Preeminent Publication Award (California State Univ.), Excellence in Teaching Award (English/CSUN), Senior Fellowship (National Endowment for the Humanities/American Institute of Indian Studies), Outstanding Scholarship Award (International Writing Centers Association), etc.

He teaches courses in writing & rhetoric, Anglophone/postcolonial/world literature and criticism, rhetorical theories, approaches to graduate studies in literature/creative writing/rhet-comp, global Englishes, Asian/Asian-American studies, composition pedagogy & theory, research methods, and business/professional communication, while also directing CSUN's Program in Business & Professional Communication.

Professor Pandey has also held professional leadership positions in the US and serves as a program developer, evaluator, and consultant for various graduate programs in English studies (both literary and writing studies) around the world.