Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3484
Email: ckern@apu.edu
Office Location: Faculty Quad #9
Office Hours: Mon., 4:15-5 p.m.; Tues., 11-11:30 a.m. and 7-7:30 p.m.; also by appointment
Christine Kern, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Profile
Christine Kern received her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Wisconsin and her B.A. from Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her professional interests include creative prose, contemporary literature, and American literature, although her favorite novel is Anna Karenina.
Education
Ph.D. - English, University of Wisconsin
M.A. - English, University of Wisconsin
B.A. - English, Bethel College, St. Paul, Minnesota
M.A. - English, University of Wisconsin
B.A. - English, Bethel College, St. Paul, Minnesota
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Publications
Kern has published fiction and creative nonfiction in literary, popular, religious journals, including Passages North, The Wisconsin Academy Review, Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion, and Seventeen.
Kern has published fiction and creative nonfiction in literary, popular, religious journals, including Passages North, The Wisconsin Academy Review, Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion, and Seventeen.
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dissertation Fellowship
Council of Wisconsin Writers Award for Short Fiction
The Milton Center Post-Graduate Fellowship for New Writers, Kansas
Council of Wisconsin Writers Award for Short Fiction
The Milton Center Post-Graduate Fellowship for New Writers, Kansas
Expertise
American literature
Contemporary literature
English
Special Interests and Activities
Creative prose
Contemporary literature, including British and American literatures
The intersections of Christian theology and the beliefs expressed in literature, especially the tension between dualistic views of human nature and those which reflect the incarnational validation of both flesh and spirit.
Contemporary literature, including British and American literatures
The intersections of Christian theology and the beliefs expressed in literature, especially the tension between dualistic views of human nature and those which reflect the incarnational validation of both flesh and spirit.
Courses Taught
Freshman Writing Seminar (ENGL 110)
Introduction to Literature (ENGL 111)
Creative Writing: Fiction (ENGL 301)
American Literature since 1865 (ENGL 354)
Shakespeare (ENGL 377)
Introduction to Literature (ENGL 111)
Creative Writing: Fiction (ENGL 301)
American Literature since 1865 (ENGL 354)
Shakespeare (ENGL 377)
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
