{"id":146,"date":"2019-10-10T18:53:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T22:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.odu.edu\/odufacultytemplate\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2025-05-05T13:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T17:16:22","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/constancebracewell\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>M.A. English &#8211; Appalachian State University<br \/>\nM.A. Human Rights Practice &#8211; University of Arizona<br \/>\nM.Ed. Training\/Development &#8211; NC State University<br \/>\nMaster of Theological Studies &#8211; Liberty University<br \/>\nPhD in English in progress &#8211; Old Dominion University.<\/p>\n<p>College Educator. Secondary Educator in middle grades and high school English. Beachcomber. Desert girl. Weimaraner mom. Nona. Sold out for Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a simple person&#8211;literature, writing, teaching, grandbabies, coastal North Carolina, Tucson Arizona, Weimaraners, and lots of delicious Thai and Chinese food make my world a happy place. After living off and on between Tucson, Arizona and areas of North Carolina, my husband and I now live permanently in the coastal area of North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><em>For details on the story of my teaching career, please click into the &#8220;Teaching&#8221; link in the top menu.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- Carousel Style & Script for  gallery-69d49fc47c227 -->\r\n\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\/* START --- Image Carousel --- *\/\r\n\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\r\n    \r\n    $('#icppreloader-gallery-69d49fc47c227').fadeOut(300, function() {\r\n        $('#gallery-69d49fc47c227').fadeIn(300);\r\n        var slider69d49fc47c227 = $('#gallery-69d49fc47c227').bxSlider({\r\n            auto: true,\r\n            pause: 4000,\r\n            autoHover: true,\r\n            moveSlides: 4,\r\n            minSlides: 4,\r\n            maxSlides: 4,\r\n            slideWidth: 250,\r\n            slideMargin: 10,\r\n            startSlide: 0,\r\n            infiniteLoop: true,\r\n            captions: true,\r\n            captionsMode: 'alt',\r\n            adaptiveHeight: true,\r\n            useCSS: false,\r\n            pager: true,\r\n            easing: 'easeOutBounce',\r\n            speed: 2500,\r\n            preloadImages: 'all',\r\n            onSlideBefore: function() {\r\n                                $('#gallery-69d49fc47c227 .bx-caption').slideUp();\r\n                            },\r\n            onSlideAfter: function($slideElement, oldIndex, newIndex) {\r\n                                slider69d49fc47c227.stopAuto();\r\n                slider69d49fc47c227.startAuto();\r\n                                $('#gallery-69d49fc47c227 .bx-caption').slideDown();\r\n                            }\r\n        });\r\n\r\n    });\r\n});\r\n\r\n\/* END --- Image Carousel --- *\/\r\n\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.markup-gallery-69d49fc47c227 .carousel-item img {width: 100%;margin: 0 auto;border:none !important;border-radius: 0px !important;box-shadow:none !important;}.markup-gallery-69d49fc47c227 .bx-controls-direction a {display: none;}.markup-gallery-69d49fc47c227 .bx-wrapper:hover .bx-controls-direction a {display: block;}.markup-gallery-69d49fc47c227 .bx-controls-direction a { display: block !important;}1<\/style>\r\n\r\n\n\t\t<div id='icppreloader-gallery-69d49fc47c227' class='icpsliderpreloader'><\/div><div class='markup-gallery-69d49fc47c227'><div style='display:none;' id='gallery-69d49fc47c227' class='ghozylab-gallery-nolightbox galleryid-146 gallery-size-full'><div class='carousel-item'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"946\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/constancebracewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16605\/2023\/08\/connie-profile.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/constancebracewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16605\/2023\/08\/connie-profile.jpeg 946w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/constancebracewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16605\/2023\/08\/connie-profile-296x300.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/constancebracewell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16605\/2023\/08\/connie-profile-768x779.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M.A. English &#8211; Appalachian State University M.A. Human Rights Practice &#8211; University of Arizona M.Ed. 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