Kevin Drzakowski is a professor of English and associate dean of the College of Arts and Human Sciences. He is a lifelong advocate for the liberal arts, and he values his role in the college as a promoter of applied learning in the arts, human service fields, social sciences, and humanities. Kevin chose writing and teaching as a career because these passions have always allowed him to explore a myriad of interests, and serving as associate dean brings him the excitement of working daily with a diversity of disciplines. He has always felt at home among the creative thinkers and innovators who make up the faculty, staff, and student body at UW-Stout.
Kevin holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University and remains active as a dramatic writer. His plays have been performed around the Midwest and in New York City, by producers ranging from local community theatre groups and high schools to professional theatre companies. His poetry and prose have also been published in a variety of literary journals. His approach to creative writing mirrors his approach to life: getting through the tough times and the challenges by learning from them, growing through them, and, most importantly, laughing at them.
As a literary scholar, Kevin has published on a range of topics, but, after many years of loving time travel stories and movies and subsequently teaching a class on this topic, has spent the last few years developing this love for a small corner of popular culture into a research interest. Some of his most recent scholarly publications focus on the time travel narratives in Lost and Loki.
When he is not teaching, writing, or working with his colleagues as associate dean, Kevin enjoys running (very slowly), acting onstage (very badly), and adding to the (rather embarrassing) Lego collection in his basement.