Assistant Professor and Faculty Liaison and WSP Facilitator for the Center for Teaching and LearningCollege of Arts and Science, English
Office Location: Eckhart Hall, Room 407
Telephone: 630-844-4934
Fax: 630-844-4934
Email: hrosenbe@aurora.edu
I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. After earning my Ph.D., I taught at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and University of Wisconsin-Barron County, before coming to Aurora University in 2007. I am passionate about writing, and I split my teaching, research, and writing interests between creative writing and composition. I am interested in how better bridges may be built between the two disciplines.
Education
Ph.D. Fiction/Creative Writing - Center for Writers, University of Southern Mississippi
M.F.A. Poetry -University of Pittsburgh
B.A. English/Creative Writing - State University of New York at Binghamton
Areas of Specialization
Creative writing (fiction and poetry)
Composition
Business and professional communications
Nineteenth-century British literature
Courses Taught
Introduction to Academic Writing
Introduction to Literature
Culture Diversity & Expression
Business and Professional Communications
Creative Writing
Advanced Academic Writing
Highlights of Presentations, Honors, Professional Contributions, and Publications
I've published poetry and fiction in a number of small journals. In addition, I've presented at national conferences such as the Conference on College Composition and Communication and at the Associated Writing Programs Conference. I was the 2005 winner of Pearl magazine's Fiction Prize for my short story "The Weight of It." I have also been an artist in residence at the Ragdale Foundation, and I am a past recipient of a Mississippi Arts Commission grant for fiction.
Highlights of Campus Involvement
General Education Committee
Advisor, Sigma Tau Delta (English honor society) and Lorem Ipsum (literary magazine)
Critical Thinking Initiative
Other Interests
In my spare time, I've been know to bake a mean Derby pie, challah for holidays, and respond to the commands of my collie-shepherd mutt, Poppy. I am also at work on a new writing project exploring motherhood.
