Rachel Stones

Rachel Stones began teaching at ASU as a Faculty Associate in 2019 and has been a full-time Instructor of English in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts since 2020. In her First-Year Composition classes, she places great emphasis on real-world application of writing skills for students’ personal, civic, and professional lives. She loves helping students who wonder, “How will I use this in the real world?” and she strongly believes that anyone who embraces the writing process can become a strong writer. 

Rachel also teaches a variety of other English classes, including Writing for the Professions, Beginning Workshop Fiction, Literature for Young Adults, and other creative writing courses. Her big passion is reading and writing fiction. In her MFA program, she specialized in writing for children and young adults, and she has published stories in children’s magazines. 

One area of interest is the affect of stories on the human brain. Rachel believes in the power of stories to help us feel, connect, and find meaning in our lives. Reading is the ultimate escape and adventure. Speaking of adventure, Rachel has also lived abroad twice, in the South Pacific and in Europe, and she loves exploring other cultures.