LAURIE McMILLAN Assistant Professor of English Ph.D., Duquesene University M.A., Duquesene University B.A., Brandeis University Dr. Laurie McMillan grew up outside of Boston and attended Brandeis University, where she earned her B.A. in Psychology and a Certificate in Elementary Education (1991). After teaching at the elementary level for a few years, Laurie moved to the Pittsburgh area to attend Duquesene University, earning her M.A. (1998) and Ph.D. (2004) in English Literature as well as a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies (2004). Her areas of specialization include composition, twentieth-century American Literature, and feminist theory. Laurie joined the Marywood English Department in 2005. In addition to enjoying teaching, Laurie is interested in supporting undergraduate writing across disciplines and researching feminist approaches to writing and rhetoric. To find out more about Laurie McMillan's interests and publications, please visit her web site at http://ac.marywood.edu/lauriemcmillan/www/ . Laurie's course offerings include: Writing Skills Introduction to World Literature Advanced Writing Business and Technical Writing Feminist Writing and Rhetoric Children's Literature Poetry Writing and Cultural Studies The following sites have been collaboratively developed by students in Laurie's upper-level writing classes: English 470: Business and Technical Writing "Profiles in Writing: Your Guide to Professional Communication" http://ac.marywood.edu/lauriemcmillan/www/Engl%20470%20website%20spring%202006 /index.html Engl 480: Advanced Writing "The Best of the Marywood Community" http://ac.marywood.edu/lauriemcmillan/www/engl%20480%20website%20fall%2005/index.html Engl 490: Feminist Writing and Rhetoric "This Is What a Feminist Sounds Like" http://ac.marywood.edu/lauriemcmillan/www/engl490websitefall2006/index.html       BACK TO FACULTY LIST Contact us at: 570-348-6219. E-mail: English@marywood.edu.

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