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Education

• Ph.D. in Literature and Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz

• M.A. in Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz

• M.A. in World and Comparative Literature, San Francisco State University

• B.A. in Comparative Literature, University of California, Santa Barbara

Spring 2026 Teaching Schedule & Location

• English C1000 (formerly 1A) & English 101A: Academic Writing & College Comp. Plus: Tuesdays 11:20 AM - 12:40 PM & Thursdays 11:20 AM - 1:55 PM, Classroom 280, Bldg. A, 2nd Floor, Watsonville Center

• English 12F: Intro. to Creative Writing: Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:35 PM, Classroom 320, Bldg. 300, Aptos Campus

Spring 2026 Office Hours & Location

• Tuesdays, 1:40 - 2:05 PM, Classroom A280, Watsonville Center

• Thursdays, 1:55 - 3:00 PM, Classroom A280, Watsonville Center

• Thursdays, 5:45 - 6:30 PM, Classroom 320, Aptos Campus

  "It is our responsibility, as writers and teachers, to make sure that our texts and our classrooms are not 'safe' spaces from which a reader or student may return unchanged or unthreatened. While a fictional territory...may guarantee million-dollar advances in New York and glowing student evaluations, we have to remember the immortal words of Gerald Vizenor: 'Some upsetting is necessary'. Literary terrorism is preferable to literary tourism." -Louis Owens