Ph.D., English, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
         M.A.,  Literature in English, San Francisco State University,
               San Francisco, CA
         B.A.,  English, French, Mills College, Oakland, CA

Biography:  I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and lived many years in San Francisco, where I had my own jewelry design business.  At various times, I have lived in France, Mexico, and the Virgin Islands.  I returned to school in midlife for my PhD, and a new career in teaching.  I love to travel, read, bird, hike, bike, write, garden, and go to the movies, and I bring all of these interests into the classroom. 

Academic Interests:  Women's Spiritual Journeys, Storytelling, American Literature, Environmental Literature, Film as Narrative Form, Women & Film, Modernism, Contemporary World Literature 

Courses Taught:  Women's Spiritual Journeys, Women/Novels/Film, American Literature, Women and Film, World Literature: Short Stories, Online:  American Memoir, Women Writers