Joe Scott was born in Columbia and, after teaching English as a foreign language in Taiwan and Poland, he has returned to Columbia and has been studying and teaching here since 2003. He has a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in French from Drury University in Springfield, Missouri; a master's of education degree from Farmingham State University in Farmingham, Massachusetts; a Ph.D. in English with a specialization in 20th century American literature from the University of Missouri; and a graduate certificate in teaching English to speakers of other languages from MU. He is particularly interested in teaching grammar and academic writing, and in his free time he enjoys hanging out with his cats, watching movies, baking homemade bread and playing guitar.