Nikia D. Garland teaches British Literature and AP Language & Composition at Arsenal Technical High School. She has taught a wide range of ELA classes at the secondary, international, and higher education level. Nikia is also a Terry Fear Holocaust Educator in Action recipient, Mark Schonwetter Grant recipient, Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellow, a Fund for Teacher Fellow, a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, Chair for the Indiana Teachers of Writing Conference, and President-Elect for the Indiana affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English.