Contact Information

Mellinger Learning Center, 206
309-457-2183
mary@monm.edu

Office Hours

Monday 1-2pm
Tuesday and Thursday 8 - 9:30 am and 3:15-4:15 pm
and by appointment

Education

(1985), Professor of English, 1999- B.A., Arlington State College, 1965; M.A., Southern Methodist University, 1968; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1986.

Courses Taught

INTR 101:      Introduction to the Liberal Arts
English 110:   Composition and Argument
English 180:   Introduction to Literature: Special Topics
English 210:   Creative Writing
English 224:   American Survey I
English 225:   American Survey II
English 240    Russian Literature of the 19th Century
English 260:   The Literature of Feminism
English 274:   Reading, Writing and Teaching Multicultural Children’s Literature
English 350:   African Literature in Translation
English 400: Senior Seminar: Russian Literature in Translation

Teaching Interests

I am interested in teaching anything related to creative writing or to cultural studies, i.e. the literature of other cultures. I also like teaching literature by women which explodes conventional stereotypes.

Research Interests

Anything related to development of creative thought and writing.