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Alleen Pace Nilsen was born on 10 October, 1936 in Phoenix, Arizona, is an American literary scholar, linguist. Discover Alleen Pace Nilsen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?
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Phoenix, Arizona |
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United States
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Who Is Alleen Pace Nilsen's Husband?
Her husband is Don Nilsen
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Alleen Pace Nilsen Net Worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Alleen Pace Nilsen is an American literary scholar, linguist, and one of the pioneers of both humor studies and children's literature studies.
She is Professor Emeritus in the Department of English at Arizona State University, where she was previously the director of the English Education Program.
Together with her husband Don Nilsen, she co-founded the International Society for Humor Studies.
Alleen Pace Nilsen was originally trained as an English teacher, receiving a degree from Brigham Young University, and worked as a First Class teacher at Malcolm Price Laboratory School, University of Northern Iowa.
Between 1967 and 1969, Alleen lived in Afghanistan, where she accompanied her husband Don on an international development mission.
Based on these experiences, the couple created a website called "Afghanistan for Kids", which aims to educate American children and their parents about the country.
Don and Alleen Nilsen have also created several dozens of introductory PowerPoint presentations with the aim of educating the general public about humor research, gender, and other topics their academic work has touched upon.
In 1973, she received her PhD in English Education from the University of Iowa.
Her dissertation dealt with occurrences of sexist language in school materials.
In 1980, Nilsen and Kenneth L. Donelson co-authored Literature for Today's Young Adults, which became a seminal textbook for teachers and librarians and has seen nine editions so far.
In the 1980s, Nilsen was also co-editor of the English Journal for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), a president of The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE (ALAN), and a founding editor of ALAN Review.
In 1987, she received the ALAN award, a yearly award whose aim is to "honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of adolescent literature."
Together with her husband Don Nilsen, Nilsen founded the International Society for Humor Studies.
She served as President of the Society in 2000.
She also, alongside Don Nilsen, was co-president of the American Name Society in 2008.
