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Moy earned her Ph.D. in 20th Century American Literature from Saint Louis University in 2017, focusing on feminist writing and spirituality; her dissertation examined changes in American women's utopian writing. Additional degrees include an M.A. in American and British Literature, a Post-secondary Certificate in the Teaching of Writing, and a B.A. in English with a minor in Creative Writing, all from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Her research specializations encompass American Literature, bibliotherapy, scriptotherapy, and the intersection of medicine and literature. Key publications consist of the book chapter “Reading and Writing One’s Way to Wellness: The History of Bibliotherapy and Scriptotherapy” (2017) and “Marilynne Robinson’s Merging of Medicine and Literature: Therapeutic Journaling as Balm in Gilead” (2015), accumulating 13 citations and 554 reads on ResearchGate. Moy has delivered presentations at scholarly conferences, including the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association (2020, 2021), Midwest Modern Language Association (2016), American Comparative Literature Association, and Coalition of Feminist Scholars in Rhetoric and Composition. She leads honors initiatives, such as developing a capstone course with domestic study away opportunities.