Meet Dr. Dismukes

About Dr.Ondra Dismukes

Dr. Dismukes's research interests include Africana literature, dance, and digital humanities.

Ondra Krouse Dismukes, aka “Dr. O,” is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English. She teaches courses in Composition, Introduction to Literature, and African American Literature. She earned an ABJ in public relations and a PhD in English from the University of Georgia. She has published extensively on African American women’s narratives and is the owner of O’Writes, LLC, which she established to help women of color along their pathway to publication. She currently resides in Snellville, Georgia, with her husband, their two children, one dog, an adopted cat, and innumerable fish. On her best days, Dr. O thrives at the intersection of Black vernacular culture narratology.