Dr. Barbara Ragan
bragan@mvnu.edu
(740) 392-6868 Ext. 3509

Education:
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, English, 1996.
M.A. Bemidji State University, English, 1981.
B.A. Western Oregon University, English Education, 1972.

Professional Experience:
2000 to present: Professor of English.
1998 to 1999: Mathematics teacher, Hammond High School, Hammond, LA.
1997 to 1998: Instructor of English, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
1988 to 1996: Instructor of English, Minot State University, Minot, ND.
1983 to 1988: English teacher, Clarkston High School, Clarkston, WA.
1981 to 1983: Graduate Assistant, English Department, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN.

Professional Organizations:
Modern Language Association
National Council of Teachers of English
Midwest Modern Language Association
Society for American Women Writers
Student Assessment Committee

Published Works and Presentations:
"Trickster Figures in Alice Walker's The Color Purple." Acceptance for presentation at the Midwest Modern Languages Association Conference. November 1, 2001. Cleveland, Ohio.
Summer 2001 Mini-Grant. Faculty Development Committee. $600. Preparation of paper for presentation to Midwest Modern Language Association Conference. Topic: "Trickster Figures in Alice Walker's The Color Purple."
"Harriet Jacobs and Molly Horniblow: Black Women Ancestors." Middle-Atlantic Writers Association Review 12.2 (1999): 149-60.
"Desert Mothers: The Differential Treatment of Female Saints of the Desert." University of Dayton Review 23.2 (1995): 149-60.
"Implementing Freewriting in Eng. 101." IDEAS: Midcontinent Institute Newsletter. Minot, ND: Minot State University, May 1992.
"Alice Walker's Fiction: A Portrayal of Black Movement Toward Freedom, Justice, and Equality." In Proceedings of the Linguistic Circle of Manitoba and North Dakota. Grand Forks: Century Creations, 1990.
Title IX Self-Evaluation Package, USU Printing Services, Logan, UT, 1976. (This publication was co-authored with Judith M. Gappa and Ann Jauquet; we sold it nationwide to Affirmative Action offices.)