Goucher College, B.A.; Claremont School of Theology, M.A.; Claremont Graduate University, Ph.D.
EDUCATION:
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Ph.D., English and Religion, Claremont Graduate University
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M.A., Hebrew Bible and New Testament, Claremont School of Theology
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B.A., English Literature, Goucher College, Baltimore
COURSES:
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Writing Skills Tutorial
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Introduction to Composition
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Introduction to Literature
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World Literature I & II
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American Literature I & II
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Contemporary Literary Expressions
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Literature in the British Setting
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History and Literature of Ancient Israel
ACADEMIC INTERESTS:
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Early and 19th C. American Literature
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Modern American Literature
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Victorian and Modern Poetry
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English Composition
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Hebrew Bible
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New Testament
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Biblical Influences in American Literature
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History of Dance and Fashion
PUBLICATIONS:
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“Jonah (Book and Person).” Encyclopedia for the Bible and Its Reception. De Gruyter, 2017.
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“Dance.” All Things Dickinson: An Encyclopedia of Emily Dickinson’s World. Greenwood, 2014.
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Dissertation: Prophets and Prophecy in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Fiction, 2010.
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Manuscript Editor: Rankine, Claudia and Lisa Sewell. American Poets in the 21st Century. Weslean U.P., 2007.
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Manuscript Editor: Sweeney, Marvin. The Prophetic Literature. Abingdon Press, 2005.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS:
Dr. Ellwood worked as a tutor and editor for a decade prior to teaching at Hope. She was also a ballet teacher, having done ballet and historical social dance for much of her life. She loves traveling (but not flying), cooking, and making up songs with her son. She is endlessly fascinated by the intersection between biblical and American literature and devoted to helping students find a relationship to literature that makes them feel alive.
AWARDS/HONORS/PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
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“‘This is from the Bible?’: Biblical Background and Teaching Hawthorne’s Tales” (2012) American Literature Association Annual Conference
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CGU: Claremont National Scholarship, 2006-2010
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CST: Presidential Scholarship, 2002-2004
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CST: Presidential Award for Academic Excellence, 2004
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CST: Award for Excellence in Biblical Studies, 2004
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Goucher College: Graduation Student Speaker, 1999
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Goucher College: Initated Phi Beta Kappa, 1999
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Pasadena Arts Council Award: Ballet, 1995
A Loved Quote:
“Long have you timidly waded holding a plank by the shore,
Now I will you to be a bold swimmer,
To jump off in the midst of the sea, rise again, nod to me, shout,
and laughingly dash with your hair.”
—Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
