Office Hours

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 1:20pm - 2:20pm for all courses. Please email for alternate in-person or Zoom meetings.

Get to know Toby

Toby Veeder, Ph.D. is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of English. He earned his
B.A. from the University of Iowa in 2006, his M.A. from the University of Northern Iowa, and 
his Ph.D. from Northern Illinois University. He has taught at Northern Illinois University, the 
University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, and Kirkwood Community College. His 
doctoral research examined representations of alcohol in American literature in relation to race, 
gender, and class.
His teaching interests include American literature, composition, close reading, memory, identity, 
race, class, and gender. He especially enjoys designing themed sections of ENGL:1200 that bring
classic and contemporary texts into conversation. Previous courses have included “Diverse 
Voices in Classic and Contemporary Texts,” and his Fall 2026 course is “The Stories We Carry: 
Memory, Family, War, and the Past That Won’t Stay Past.” His teaching emphasizes careful 
reading, curiosity, discussion, and the ways literature can help students understand experiences 
and perspectives beyond their own.