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Sue Kenney

Susan Mary Kenney is a writer and educator at Immaculate Heart Academy in New Jersey, where she teaches U.S. History, Genocide Studies, and Narrative Medicine. She holds a Doctor of Letters from Drew University and a Certificate of Professional Achievement in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University. A recipient of fellowships from the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes, the National Writing Project, and the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, her teaching and writing explore the intersections of history, literature, visual art, ethics, and memory. Her work has appeared in Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine, Health Affairs, the New Jersey English Journal, and Critical Approaches to Literature: Multicultural, edited by Robert Evans (Salem Press).

Teaching Students to See What They Miss

A classroom exercise in slow looking uses art to sharpen observation skills and encourage more attentive listening.