Ophelia H. Hancock

Ophelia H. Hancock is a retired associate professor at Macon State College in Georgia. She earned her Ed.S. from the University of Georgia and her M.A. in Education from Mercer University in Georgia. She is a member of the National Association of Developmental English (NADE) in Georgia.

After 23 years of experience teaching college reading, Ophelia brings to Prentice Hall in 1998 the new, fourth edition of Reading Skills for College Students.

Dr. Kristine Hansen

Dr. Kristine Hansen is currently an associate professor of English at Brigham Young University in Utah, her alma mater for a high honors B.A. and M.A. In addition, she has also received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, where she completed a dissertation on the rhetoric of the social sciences. Upon graduation, Dr. Hansen began teaching a course entitled "Writing in the Social Sciences" and realized that an adequate text just didn't exist.

That is when she was inspired to write a book designed to help students understand social science research methods as special ways of inventing the substance for an argument, and also to give them practice in writing in the genres of their fields of study. Plus, this new text teaches students how to write and design letters, memos, and résumés that will help them in their careers well beyond graduation. Says Dr. Hansen, "I invite students who use this book to produce research and writing that will stand the scrutiny and win the praise of their peers. I would welcome receiving copies of excellent student writing in all genres to consider using in future editions."

A member of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), the Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA), and the Modern Language Association (MLA), Dr. Hansen is the published author and co-author of many books, articles, and chapters in the field. She has also delivered many relevant presentations in the field, including a daylong workshop on "Revisiting Ethics in the Pluralistic Classroom: Responding to Student Writing That Presents World-Views We Find Repugnant" at the CCCC convention in Washington, D.C., in 1996.

Dr. Kristine Hansen can be reached via e-mail at Kristine_Hansen@byu.edu.

Patricia Harkin

Patricia Harkin is Associate Professor of English at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She has taught formerly at the University of Toledo, the University of Akron, Denison University, Miami University, and Western College for Women. Her writings include Contending with Words: Composition and Rhetoric in a Postmodern Age (MLA 1991), with John Schilb, and the forthcoming Arguing Cultures, (Addison, Wesley Longman) with James J. Sosnoski. Her articles have appeared in JAC, Rhetoric Review, College English, Works and Days, and other journals of rhetoric and literary studies. She lives in Chicago and West Lafayette with her husband, James J. Sosnoski.

Andrew W. Hart

Following thirty-four months of army service in World War II, Andrew W. Hart earned a B.S. in chemistry and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in English at Michigan State College (now University). For twelve years he worked for Dow Chemical as a technical writer, then in 1967 joined the Ferris State University faculty, where he taught technical writing and freshman composition. He retired in 1990. Besides co-authoring Strategies for Successful Writing, he has also co-authored or co-edited Writing for Career Education Students, Improving College Writing, and The Short Story: A Contemporary Looking Glass, Industrial Hygiene, and Synthetic Lubricants.

Lory Hawkes

Lory Hawkes earned a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from Texas Christian University in August 1993. Her dissertation, Rhetorical Enterspace: Human-Computer Collaboration in Hypertext, was the first TCU English department thesis submitted in dual media, manuscript, and hypertext. She is a senior professor in general education at DeVry Institute of Technology in Dallas, where she was named Faculty of the Semester for Fall '97. Moreover, Hawkes teaches composition and humanities courses and is a faculty adviser for the IEEE student chapter. In May, she served as the technical program manager for the 45th Annual STC Conference in Anaheim, California. Raised to the rank of Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication, she serves the society as the assistant to the president for conferences. Her second book for Prentice Hall, A Guide to the World Web, has a companion Web site. Her current research interests involve distance education and virtual environments.

Dorothy Grant Hennings

Dorothy Grant Hennings is a Professor of Language Arts and Reading Education at Kean University, where she has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses for many years. Dr. Hennings did her undergraduate work at Barnard College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. She completed masters studies at the University of Virginia and doctoral studies at Columbia Teachers College. Hennings is the author of thirteen first-edition texts for teachers and college students as well as three instructorÕs guides. Her Communication in Action: Teaching the Language Arts is in its sixth edition with Houghton Mifflin. Her Reading with Meaning: Strategies for College Reading is in a fourth edition with Prentice Hall. Hennings has also published with T.C. Press, HarperCollins, Goodyear, Scholastic, and Phi Delta Kappa; has had numerous articles in refereed and general interest journals; has presented to teachers across the nation; and has served on the authoring team of a basal reading series. She is a recipient of the International Reading AssociationÕs Outstanding Educator in Reading Award, the New Jersey Reading AssociationÕs Distinguished Service to Reading Award, an outstanding article award from the Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading, the Kean Presidential Award for Distinguished Scholarship, and the Kean Alumni Association designation as Teacher of the Year.

Philip K. Jason

Philip K. Jason is co-author (with Allan B. Lefcowitz) of the Creative Writer's Handbook, first published in 1990 and now in its third edition. He has earned degrees from The New School for Social Research (B.A. 1963), Georgetown University (M.A. 1965), and the University of Maryland (PhD 1971). Professor of English at the United States Naval Academy where he has taught since 1973, his fifteen books include several contributions to understanding the literature of war. These are Fourteen Landing Zones: Approaches to Vietnam War Literature (1991), The Vietnam War in Literature: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism (1992), Retrieving Bones: Stories and Poems of the Korean War (co-edited with W. D. Ehrhart, 1999), and Acts and Shadows: The Vietnam War in American Literary Culture (2000). He is also co-editor of the Encyclopedia of American War Literature, soon to be published by Greenwood Press. Prof. Jason has written extensively on American poetry and has edited several volumes of poetry and literary criticism, including The Critical Response to Anais Nin (1996). A widely-published poet, Dr. Jason was executive editor of Poet Lore from 1979-1998. Now semi-retired, he spends most of the year in Naples, Florida, but returns to Annapolis late each summer for fall semester teaching duties.

Dr. Nancy Johnson

Dr. Nancy Johnson is an instructor in the Department of English at Loyola University in New Orleans. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of West Alabama and an MA from Livingston University. Dr. Johnson is a member of the Modern Language Association (MLA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the Louisiana Council of Teachers of English, and the Society for the Study of the Short Story.

Dr. Nancy Johnson can be reached via e-mail at NBJohnson@bellsouth.net.

Dr. Nancy L. Joseph

Dr. Nancy Joseph is the director of the Academic Skills Center at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. From 1985-1996 she was a professor of English and director of composition at York College of Pennsylvania.

In 1981 she earned a Ph.D. from Florida State University, where she became a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Dr. Joseph lives in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Dr. Joseph's interests include reading, physical fitness, and foreign travel. In 1996 she taught English for Global Volunteers in Tan Hiep, Vietnam.

Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell

Laurie G. Kirszner received her A.B. from Barnard College, her M.A. from New York University, and her Ph.D. from Temple University. Stephen R. Mandell received his B.A. from Temple University; his M.A. from Villanova University; and his Ph.D. from Temple University. They began their sixteen-year collaboration when they were graduate students.

Over the years, Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell have taught courses in composition, basic writing, literature, and scientific and technical writing. They have both directed a remedial program and a writing center, co-authored six successful textbooks (including The Holt Handbook, Patterns for College Writing, and Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing); written journal articles, and given presentations and workshops at local and national meetings. In addition, Laurie Kirszner has been a volunteer tutor and writing consultant for Philadelphia's Center for Literacy, and Stephen Mandell has served as a writing consultant to business and industry. They are both professors of English - Kirszner at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, and Mandell at Drexell University.

Dr. Walter Levy

Dr. Walter Levy is a professor of English at Pace University in New York. The published author of other textbooks in the field, including Lives Through Literature: A Thematic Anthology (Prentice Hall, 1995), he is also a member of the Modern Language Association (MLA), the North American Society for the Study of Romanticism, the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, and the National Academic Advising Association.

His new book presents a practical, balanced assortment of plays that are representative of the best efforts of each playwright and their ideas about drama, dramatic form, and character. Dr. Levy says, "I chose the plays for Modern Drama: Selected Plays from 1879 to the Present, because they are each representative of the playwright. In many instances, the play selected is the one that represents a significant breakthrough in maturity of expression and style for the playwright."

Dr. Walter Levy can be reached via e-mail at Wlevy129@aol.com.

D. B. Magee

D. B. Magee is currently a Ph.D. student and graduate teaching assistant in the Department of English at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. D.B. holds an MA from the University of Alabama and a B.B.A. from Northeast Louisiana University. A member of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), he was named Outstanding Graduate Teacher at the University of Alabama in 1991 and was a four-time finalist for the Faculty of the Year Award at Rock Valley College, IL in 1992, 1994, 1995, and 1996.

D. B. Magee can be reached via e-mail at dbmagee@delta.is.tcu.edu.

Dr. Jane Maher

Dr. Jane Maher is an associate professor in the Basic Education Program at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York. Dr. Maher earned her Ph.D. in English education from NYU and her M.A. in Literature from Columbia University in New York. She is a member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Basic Writing, and former boardmember of the New York Metropolitan Association of Developmental Education. She is the author of Mina P. Shaughnessy: Her Life and Work, published in 1997 by the National Council of Teachers of English.

Dr. Jane Maher can be reached via e-mail at JaneMaher@aol.com.

Dr. Jane L. McGrath

Dr. Jane L. McGrath is a professor emeritus, Maricopa Community Colleges, in Phoenix, Arizona, where she was honored with the Innovator of the Year Award in 1991. A recipient of a B.A., M.A., and Ed.D. from Arizona State University, Dr. McGrath taught reading, study skills, English, and journalism with the Maricopa Colleges for more than 25 years before her retirement in 1996. She is currently a faculty fellow with Maricopa's Center for Learning and Instruction, working on writing and research projects. She has received Outstanding Citizen awards from the cities of Phoenix and Tempe for her community-service work.

The author and co-author of many professional publications, including "Project Read-Aloud," PVCC Innovation Abstracts, 1990, Dr. McGrath has also delivered many presentations at various industry conventions and meetings, including "Integrating Text and Graphics, NADE," 1995; and "Piston Ring Technology & Designing Appropriate Materials for Technical Students," National Automotive Technology Conference, 1991. In addition, she and her husband, Larry, combine talents on a myriad of writing projects ranging from travel articles to cookbooks to technical pieces for the high-performance automotive market.

Dr. Jane L. McGrath can be reached via e-mail at Jellenjay@aol.com.

Elizabeth McMahan

Elizabeth McMahan is professor emerita of English at Illinois State University. She holds a Ph.D. in nineteenth-century literature from the University of Oregon. While still in graduate school, she wrote her first book, A Crash Course in Composition, published by McGraw Hill. She has taught on every level, from freshman composition to graduate seminars, and has published critical articles on works of literature and teaching composition. She served as the director of writing programs for seven years at Illinois State University. During her academic career, she received an NDEA Title IV Fellowship, the Kester Svendson Dissertation Grant, and the 1978 Illinois Arts Council Essay Award. Since taking early retirement, she has devoted her energies to writing and revising textbooks.

Stephen Minot

Stephen Minot is a freelance writer and professor of Creative Writing at the University of California-Riverside, where he served as Chair of the Department of Creative Writing from 1990¯1994.

A Harvard graduate (B.A.), he received an M.A. from the Writing Seminars Program at Johns Hopkins University. He taught at Bowdoin College, ME and for thirty years at Trinity College, Hartford, CT.

Based on the author's 30 years of experience in teaching creative writing, Three Genres: The Writing of Poetry, Fiction, and Drama, sixth edition, is written in a relaxed, personal tone, encouraging student writers to find their own voice while drawing on traditional forms and conventions. This book introduces the basic principles of all three genres and provides examples of each, plus it provides practical information on submitting material for publication and resources for writers, including lists of publications and an extended glossary of terms valuable to writers.

He is the author of three novels, two collections of short stories, and two college textbooks. In addition to Three Genres, his fiction has appeared in a wide range of magazines, from The Atlantic, Harpers, and Playboy to quarterlies such as the Virginia Quarterly Review and Sewanee Review have been included in the O. Henry Prize Stories collection and Best American Short Stories several times. His first short-story collection is entitled Crossings and is available from the University of Illinois Press. His second collection, Bending Time, is available from Permanent Press, Noyac Road, Sag Harbor, NY 11963. He is a contributing editor to North American Review and is a member of the Authors Guild.

Stephen Minot can be reached via e-mail at s.minot@juno.com.

Dr. Donald Pattow and Dr. William Wresch

Dr. Donald Pattow is Freshman Composition Director at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Dr. William Wresch is associate vice-chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. They base the second edition of Communicating Technical Information: A Guide for the Electronic Ageon the fact that "no book on the market reflected the expanded roles and needs of the new technical writer." They are hopeful that the new edition is an improvement upon the first, and they believe that it manages to keep pace with emerging needs of technical writers.

Dr. Pattow received his B.A. from Boston University, his M.A. from the University of New Mexico, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He is the published author of other English textbooks including Communicating Technical Information (Blair Press, 1993), Basic Competencies in English Composition (University of Wisconsin Press, 1991), and Writing for the 21st Century (McGraw-Hill, 1988).

Dr. Wresch received a B.A. and M.A. in English from San Francisco State and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Dr. Wresch is the published author of Disconnected: Haves and Have-Nots in the Information Age (Rutgers University Press, 1996), A Teacher's Guide to the Information Highway (Prentice Hall 1997), and Computers in the English Classroom: 30 Lesson Plans (National Council of Teachers of English, 1992).

Dr. Donald Pattow can be reached via e-mail at dpattow@uwsp.edu.

Dr. William Wresch can be reached via e-mail at wresch@uwosh.edu.

Michael Petracca

Michael Petracca has taught writing at the University of California at Santa Barbara for the past seventeen years, and he teaches fiction-writing workshops at Antioch University as well. His publications include novels such as Doctor Syntax and Captain Zzyzx, college-level writing texts such as Common Culture (co-authored with Madeleine Sorapure), along with short stories and articles on interpreting the products of popular culture.

W. T. Pfefferle

W.T. Pfefferle is the Director of Expository Writing at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. In addition to Writing That Matters, he co-authored Plug-In: The Guide to Music on the Net, (Prentice Hall 1996). He's also published poetry in Ohio Review, Kansas Quarterly, Mississippi Review, Georgetown Review, and others.

Pfefferle has received degrees at Arizona State University, the American University in Washington, D.C., and the University of Southern Mississippi. He counts among his mentors: Rita Dove, Henry Taylor, Frederick Barthelme, and David Roberts.

He's been teaching since 1985, and favors Fender Telecasters, Finlandia vodka, and Zino cigars.

Pfefferle's currently at work on a freshman argument text.

Carolyn E. Phanstiel

Carolyn Phanstiel did her graduate work at the University of Florida and New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Since then, she has taught English in New York, Chicago, Taiwan, and American Samoa. In 1979, Ms. Phanstiel became a professor of Communications at Florida Community College at Jacksonville where she has taught developmental English for almost twenty years. In addition to helping design the credit program at FCCJ for English as a Second Language, she recently assisted in developing courses in Women in Literature and Introduction to WomenÕs Studies.

Her current concerns include faculty development. She serves on the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and offers workshops in Paideia methodology and the Johnson and Johnson model of cooperative learning.

James H. Pickering

James H. Pickering is a professor of English at the University of Houston. He began his academic career at Michigan State University, where he served as Associate Chairman and Graduate Chairman of the Department of English and as Director of The Honors College. At the University of Houston since 1981, he has served as Dean of the College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communication; as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, and as President. During 1980-1981, he served as President of the College English Association. Pickering has been published widely on the history and literature of the American West.

Dr. Barry B. Powell

Dr. Barry B. Powell holds a named professorship in Classics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Dr. Powell earned his B.A. (with highest distinction) at the University of California-Berkeley, an M.A. in Classics from Harvard Graduate School, and his Ph.D. in Classics at Berkeley, where he wrote a dissertation on "Archetypal Patterns of Death and Rebirth in the "Odyssey.""

Dr. Powell has written numerous books, chapters in books, scholarly articles, and magazine articles in his field and has also contributed a vast array of relevant lectures and papers to both professional and educational organizations around the world. Deeply interested in Greek poetry, writing and literacy, mythology, and Egyptology, Dr. Powell is fluent in many languages, including ancient Egyptian, ancient and modern Greek, Latin, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. Dr. Powell is known internationally for his work on the origin of the Greek alphabet.

Dr. Barry B. Powell can be reached via e-mail at bbpowell@facstaff.wisc.edu.

Judith J. Pula

Judith Pula serves as a reading, composition, and learning disabilities specialist in the Department of English at Frostburg State University, her alma mater. During nearly 25 years of work with developmental students, she was a public school reading specialist/diagnostic-prescriptive teacher and resource-room teacher in Garrett County, Maryland. There she also piloted the county program for highly able readers and offered one of the system's first gifted and talented programs. Pula has made over 50 presentations at international, national, regional, and local professional conferences. She is also published as a reading and composition scholar. Findings of her award-winning dissertation work at Indiana University of Pennsylvania appeared in a 1993 edited collection of essays authored by nationally recognized experts on writing assessment. "I Am Not Stupid, I Am Dyslexic," which Pula wrote with one of her former students, appeared in a 1994 issue of the international Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin.

She served four years as editor-in-chief of the NCTE-affiliated Maryland English Journal.In 1995, the Maryland Council of Teachers of English Language Arts honored Pula as Higher Education Teacher of the Year.