About the Author
Dr. Marrissa R. Dick has been writing African American Contemporary Christian Sci-Fi Romance Novels since 1996. Remaining faithful to her discipline in metacognition through fantasy, she has authored six romance novels entitled Angel Fire, Cousins, Déjà Vu’ Desires, Déjà Vu’ Desires Part 2: Comfort, Letters, and Them's Eve's Daughters. Her flavorful romance novels are centered around spiritual warfare and struggles of the flesh while attempting to maintain Christian values.
Although a native of the Bronx, New York, Marrissa received much of her inspiration for writing from the more than 40 years she has spent living in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. Dick has worked in a collegiate setting for over 20 years. She is passionate about teaching and was excited when she was selected as an inaugural faculty member of NC A&T State University to participate and receive national certification from the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). Most recently, she received the Teaching Professor of the Year Award and the Outstanding Academic Advising Award from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. She is certified in online learning and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). She is known for utilizing retentive measures by exposing students to experiential learning, time management, and critical thinking while fostering a holistic “Other Mothering” classroom pedagogy. Specifically, her research primarily focuses on avoiding Mis-Educative oppressions in the classroom relating to African Americans in education and critical pedagogy.
Dr. Dick earned a Ph.D. in Educational Studies and Cultural Foundations with a Specialization in Cultural Studies and a minor in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where her dissertation focused on Fantasy and Mis-Educative Experiences inside the classroom. She earned a master’s degree in Adult Education with a Specialization in Training and Development from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and she holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a Specialization in Business Management from Shaw University.
Dr. Dick’s family is at the core of her life, and she cherishes spending quality time with them, especially with her great-nieces and great-nephews. Her interests include traveling to the Caribbean, attending church, and cooking. These activities bring her joy and balance her professional life, allowing her to return to her writing with renewed energy and perspective. Her favorite biblical quotes are Ephesians 6:12, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." and Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."