Bio
Melanie Blanton is the Assistant Director for the STEM Center at The Citadel. Melanie started her teaching career in Metro Nashville Public Schools and most recently served in Beaufort County Public Schools. She has classroom teacher experience with middle and secondary English and Social Studies Education, gifted and talented education, interdisciplinary curriculum design (STEAM), and teacher mentoring. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction with a focus on Language, Diversity, and Literacy Studies from Texas Tech University.
Degrees
- MA in Teaching, Trevecca Nazarene University
- MA in English, Belmont University
- BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, College of Charleston