William Carpenter  carpentr@coa.edu

www.coa.edu/faculty/webpages/wcarpenter

B.A. Dartmouth College, 1962;                                                 
Ph.D. English, University of Minnesota, 1967

Bill, a noted novelist and poet, teaches creative writing, mythology, and literature. As one of the founding faculty at College of the Atlantic, he has a long history of supporting student work. Bill's most recent novel, The Wooden Nickel, was published in 2002 by Little-Brown, and several of his poems appeared in the anthology, The Maine Poets.
His research into mythology and modern film has led to several innovative classes and his mentorship of student writers is legendary at the college. Course areas: autobiography, creative writing, film studies literature, mythology, poetry

Anne Kozak  akozak@coa.edu

B.A. Salve Regina College, 1959;                                                    
M.A. English, St. Louis University, 1962

A long-standing and highly regarded reporter for The Mount Desert Islander, Anne conveys her professional skills in numerous writing courses and as the Director of the Writing Program. She regularly involves students in writing projects for local newspapers and non-profit organizations. Anne's primary scholarly interests involve the teaching of writing, speaking and writing for international students, and biomedical and environmental journalism. Course areas: advanced composition, English as a second language, methods of teaching writing, technical writing

Karen Waldron  waldron@coa.edu

www.coa.edu/faculty/webpages/kwaldron

B.A. Hampshire College, 1974;
M.A. English, University of Massachusetts Boston, 1988;
M.A. Women's Studies, Brandeis University, 1993;
Ph.D. English and American Literature, Brandeis University, 1994

Karen's research spans nineteenth- and twentieth-century American literature and history, minority literatures of the U.S., and feminist theory. She frequently teaches American Studies courses with faculty in history and also team-teaches environmental literature with a biology colleague. Karen presents her work routinely at professional conferences and has several publications, including a forthcoming anthology of 19th century American women's short fiction. Course areas: American literature, minority literature, international women's literature, literary history, narrative theory, feminist literary studies, American Studies

Adjunct Faculty

Earl Brechlin

A.S. Forestry, University of Maine Orono 1976,
A.S. Resource Business Management, University of Maine Orono, 1986

Earl is the editor of The Mount Desert Islander, an award-winning local newspaper serving Bar Harbor and neighboring communities and the author of several books about Acadia National Park and local, Maine and regional history.  Earl is also a Registered Maine Guide. Students in Earl's classes can place their work in local newspapers and have been invited to initiate and present investigative series. Course area: introduction to journalism

Candice Stover

B.A. Northeastern University, 1974;
M.S. Pennsylvania State University, 1976

Candice, a long-standing adjunct faculty member at COA, teaches short story courses, writing seminars, and other literature classes. Candice has taught at numerous schools and creative writing workshops, including at Antioch University, the Seattle Academy of the Arts and Sciences, University of New Hampshire, and Phillips Exeter Academy. A published poet and short story author, Candice has mentored and inspired several generations of COA students. Course areas: memoir, personal essay, short story, writing seminar

Lucy Bell Sellers

B.A. History and Literature, Radcliffe College, 1958; Courses in Theatre at New York University; Drama Teacher, Germantown Friends School, and Kangaru School, Embu, Kenya

Lucy Bell has been teaching the Theater Workshop class for twenty years and has significant experience in teaching and theatrical production.   She is ia member of Full Circle Theatre, an inter-generational improvisation group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Each offering of the Theater Workshop results in a full-scale staging of a play or musical.

Katharine Turok

B.A. Philosophy, Wheaton College, 1967;
M.A. Comparative Literature, Rutgers University, 1985

Katharine is an adjunct faculty member in Writing, Composition, and World Literature. She has many years of experience teaching composition and literature at Rutgers University. She has also worked extensively as editor with writers, translators, and publishers in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Her fiction and nonfiction projects have been published by houses such as Bloomsbury, Dutton, Folger Shakespeare Library, Gallimard, Mondadori, Scribner, Suhrkamp, and numerous university presses. Katharine also heads Downeast Audubon's educational projects with local schools; co-founded an oral history series sponsored by the Bagaduce Watershed Association and the Wilson Museum in Castine; and with the Women's National Book Association chairs the 2004-20008 book awards.  Course areas:  Writing and Composition, World Literature