Sarah Adams, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of English
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3104
Email: sadams@apu.edu
Fax: (626) 812-3024
Office Location: Faculty Quad, Room 1
Video Introduction
Biography
Sarah Adams, PhD, is the author of three novels with her co-author Emily Lavin Leverett. Her solo novel is due out from Falstaff Books in early 2021. Her academic areas of interest are the early Middle Ages with a focus on the lives of the saints, as well as the role medieval myths play in contemporary fantasy. She is interested in decolonizing medieval studies.
Education
- PhD, The Ohio State University
- MA, The Ohio State University
- BA, Case Western Reserve University
Academic Areas
- Writing Program
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Department of English
Expertise
- Editing/Independent Publishing
- Fantasy Literature
- Hagiography
- Medieval Literature
Courses Taught
- ENGL 110 – Freshman Writing Seminar
- ENGL 222 – English Literature Survey to 1789
- ENGL 324 – World Literature to the Renaissance
- ENGL 334 – World Literature Since the Renaissance
- ENGL 377 – Shakespeare
- ENGL 402 - Principles of Language
- ENGL 405 – American English Language History
- ENGL 425 – Advanced Creative Writing
- ENGL 435 - Social and Psychological Aspects of Language
- ENGL 487 – Literary Movements
- ENGL 488 – Significant Authors
- ENGL 496 – Senior Seminar: Ethics in the Professions
- ENGL 499 - Professional Editing (Independent Study)
Office Hours
Monday Tuesday Wednesday 8:00-9:00 a.m. (remote)