Full-Time Faculty: Patricia Monaghan

Patricia Monaghan is a member of the SNL Resident Faculty. She did her doctoral work on the intersection of quantum theory and poetics. An award-winning fiction writer, she is also a fervent gardener. She grew up in Alaska and leads SNL travel-study courses to study the ecology and native traditions of her home state. She holds dual Irish and American citizenship and recently published “The Red-Haired Girl from the Bog: The Landscape of Irish Myth and Spirit” and “The Encyclopedia of Celtic Myth and Legend.”

Degrees: PhD, Literature & Science; MFA, creative writing; MA, English; BA, English

Areas of specialization and interest: Creative writing, interdisciplinary studies, environmental science, religious studies, Irish studies

Professional Organizations: Association for Study of Literature and Environment, American Academy of Religion, Authors Guide, Society of Midland Authors, Poets & Writers, American Conference on Irish Studies

Publications: Homefront, poems; many poems in journals.

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Phone: 312-476-3073
E-mail: pmonagha@depaul.edu