Dr. Brian Roberts

Education

Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2002
Doctor of Philosophy Degree in English
Dissertation: Can You Tell Me How to Get to the Crossroads? A Cultural Analysis of Rituals in Five Major Plays By August Wilson

Clarion University of Pennsylvania 1993
Master of Arts Degree in English

Clarion University of Pennsylvania 1991    
Bachelor of Science Degree in General Studies

Community College of Allegheny County 1989
Associate of Science Degree in Teacher Education

Teaching Experience    

Clarion University of Pennsylvania 1998-present
Assistant Professor of English

Clarion University of Pennsylvania 1993-1998
Instructor of English

Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Emerging Scholars Program
Summer 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008
Assistant Professor of English

Pennsylvania State University/DuBois Campus
Scholars in Residence Program for Minority Faculty
Summer 1998 &1999
Lecturer in English
        
Administrative Experience

Clarion University of Pennsylvania 2002 - 2007
Co-Coordinator of Frederick Douglass Program

Clarion University of Pennsylvania Sept.- Dec.1993 and Aug.1994 - May 1995
Assistant Writing Director of Venango Campus Writing Center

Courses Taught at Clarion University of Pennsylvania

ENG 110: Writing I - Basic Writing
ENG 111: Writing II - Advanced Writing
ENG 130: Literary Experience - Drama, Fiction and Poetry
ENG 226: American Literature - 1860 to the Present
ENG 230: Introduction to African-American Literature
ENG 327: Studies in American Realism and Naturalism
ENG 329: Studies in Contemporary American Literature
ENG 331: Studies in the African-American Novel
ENG 511: Seminar in American Literature
Emerging Scholars: August Wilson Plays
   
Course Taught at Pennsylvania State University/DuBois Campus

ENGL 139: African-American Literature

Awards

2006 Outstanding Faculty Equity Award/Clarion University
2005 Black Achievers Award/Black Opinion Magazine

Professional Organizations

The College Language Association (CLA)
The English Association of the Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU)
The Langston Hughes Society (LHS)
The Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education (PBCOHE)
The Pennsylvania College English Association (PCEA)
The Toni Morrison Society (TMS)