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Instructor at Thomas Edison State University
Dr. Crystal Sands is a mentor and subject matter expert at Thomas Edison State University and an adjunct faculty member at several online universities. She has worked extensively in the fields of writing and research and is the former director of the Excelsior College OWL. Dr. Sands, and a team she led, won 12 national awards for innovation in online instruction in higher education. She has taught writing and research at the college-level for more than 25 years and currently works as an online instructor for both undergraduate and graduate students. Additionally, she serves as a mentor for doctoral dissertations in several fields, including Education, Business, and Psychology.
Dr. Sands has a PhD in Rhetoric from Texas Woman’s University, as well as an M.A. in English from Texas Woman’s University. In addition to her current work as an online instructor, she works as a freelance author and is the founding editor of a literary journal.