Education:

J. Stephen Pearson

Degrees:

Ph.D., Comparative Literature, U. of Georgia, Athens, August 2008

Dissertation: “Not of This World: Christian Devotional Literature as Minority Literature”

Committee: Ronald Bogue, director; Sandy D. Martin (Chair, Religion Dept.), Katharina M. Wilson, Hyangsoon Yi, Katarzyna Jerzak

Examination Areas: Comparative U.S. Ethnic Literature, Christian Devotional Literature, Multicultural Theory & Criticism, Religion & Literature, Dramatic Theory

Honors:

· UGA Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award 2007

· UGA Dissertation Completion Grant 2007-2008

· Chi Gamma Lambda Comparative Lit. Honor Society

Certificate: in University Teaching

M.A., Eastern Classics, St. John’s College Graduate Institute, Santa Fe, NM, 2002

Areas of Study: Foundational philosophical, religious and literary texts from India, China, and Japan. Study of Classical Chinese language. (Non-thesis program)

M.A., Comparative Literature, U. of Georgia, Athens, 2001

Thesis: “Dangerous Minds: Abuses of Language and Science in Clouds and Les Femmes savantes”

Committee: Thomas Cerbu, director; Katharina M. Wilson, Ronald Bogue

Areas of Study: Western Drama; Continental Literature (Antiquity-Baroque)

B.A., Liberal Arts, St. John’s College, Santa Fe, NM, 1996

Senior Essay: “No Use Crying over Spilt Milt [sic]: Aristophanes’ Tragic Hero”

Languages:

Proficiency in French, Attic Greek, Medieval Latin

Reading knowledge of German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian, Classical Chinese, Old English, Medieval Welsh, and Biblical Hebrew

Additional Course Concentrations:

7 graduate-level courses in Christian Religion

6 in American Literature

10 in Dramatic Lit & History

10 in Non-Western Lit

8 in Medieval & Early Modern European Language & Lit

3 in Pedagogy & Education