
Kristin was born and raised in northern California, where she attended the University of California, Berkeley, first as an undergraduate and then—after spending several years in Japan—as a graduate student. She earned her PhD in 2010 and joined the English department in 2011. Here at Lewis & Clark she teaches a variety of classes in American literature, including the department’s “Introduction to American Literature” and its surveys of Modern American Literature, as well as a seminar on William Faulkner. She also enjoys teaching in the college’s Exploration and Discovery program. Her current research focuses on Faulkner’s early novels from Soldiers’ Pay (1926) to The Sound and the Fury (1929).
Specialty
Modern American LiteratureAcademic Credentials
PhD (2010), BA (1997) University of California, Berkeley
Teaching
Location: Miller Hall
English is located in Miller Center on the Undergraduate Campus.
email english@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7405
fax 503-768-7418
ChairKaren Gross
English
Lewis & Clark
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