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Nicole Galante

Assistant Director of National and International Fellowships

Department: National and International Fellowships

Office and address: Powell Building, Office 108D 2345 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-5749

News & Notes

Education

M.A., Higher Education, Elon University, 2021

B.A., English, Elon University, 2019

Leadership Positions

Secretary, Phi Beta Kappa, Eta Chapter (2024 - present)

Publications

Galante, Nicole. "From Imagination to Reality: Leveraging the Fellowship Application Process as an Imaginative Tool." Writing the Future: Perspectives on Nationally Competitive Scholarships, edited by Suzanne McCray, Doug Cutchins, and Cindy Schaarschmidt, 2025, pp. 67-84.

Galante, Nicole. “‘I am my brother’s keeper’: Heteronormativity and the Straight Sister in LGBTQ Young Adult Literature.” The Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 55, no. 5, 2022, pp. 1103-1121.

Galante, Nicole. “A Genre Against Them: Regulating Young Adults Through Literature.” The Looking Glass: New Perspectives on Children’s Literature, vol. 22, no. 1, 2019, pp. 10-16.

Service Activities

Staff advisor for the First-Generation Student Society (2023 - 2025)