Andrew M. Coomes is an experienced English educator and scholar with over two decades of teaching at the high school and collegiate levels. He currently serves as an AP English Literature and Film as Literature teacher at Central Magnet School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and as adjunct faculty in English at Middle Tennessee State University. Previously, he taught at Midlothian Heritage High School in Texas, where he also served as an instructional leader, debate coach, and faculty liaison. Andrew holds a Master of Arts in English with a concentration in Film Studies from Middle Tennessee State University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Western Kentucky University. His academic contributions include publications on film, popular culture, and composition pedagogy, as well as presentations at national and regional conferences. Dedicated to advancing student learning, he has also served as a reader for the AP English Literature and AP Seminar exams and has extensive experience in curriculum design, instructional leadership, and faculty development. He lives in Murfreesboro with his wife and their three children and enjoys reading, watching movies, and traveling in his spare time.

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2019 (copy editor):  Bogan, Brent, and Matthew Ogles. Flipping the Classroom: A Comprehensive Guide to Constructing the Classroom of the Future. 2nd Ed. Murfreesboro, TN: UC Management.

2017 (copy editor):  Bogan, Brent, and Matthew Ogles. Unconventional Classroom Management. 2nd Ed. Murfreesboro, TN: UC Management.

2010 (author):   “Inspiring Writing: Using Film in the Composition Classroom.” Movies, Music, and More: Advancing Popular Culture in the Writing Classroom. Eds. Joseph Darowski and Trixie Smith. Southlake, TX: Fountainhead Press.  

2007 (author):  “Timing is Everything: The Success of Dawson’s Creek and the Failure of My So-Called Life.”  Dear Angela: Remembering My So-Called Life. Eds. Byers, Michelle and David Lavery Lanham, MD:  Lexington Books. 51-55.  Reprinted in The Pop Culture Zone: Writing Critically about Popular Culture (2009). Eds. Smith, Allison D., Trixie G. Smith, and Stacia Rigney Watkins. Boston: Wadsworth. 654-661.

2007 (author):  “Lisa S. Ede.” COMPbiblio: Leaders and Influences in Composition Theory and Composition. Eds. Smith, Allison D., Trixie G. Smith, and Karen Wright.  Southlake, TX:  Fountainhead Press. 69-75.

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June 2019: M*Powered Summer Training, Midlothian Heritage High School, Midlothian, TX. “Collaborative Classrooms: Uniting Texas and Tennessee with 1984”

November 2017:  JAGtalk, Midlothian Heritage High School, Midlothian, TX. “The Benefits of Film Study”

June 2014:  Create2014 Conference, Knoxville, TN. “Film as Literature: Discussing and Writing About Movies Analytically in the Classroom”

October 2005:  Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association in the South Conference, Atlantic Beach, FL.  “Movies That Move: Using Inspirational Film to Inspire College Writers”

April 2004:  Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, San Antonio, TX.  “Timing is Everything: The Success of Dawson’s Creek and the Failure of My So-Called Life”

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