Degrees:

Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University; M.F.A, Bowling Green State University; B.A., Michigan State University

 

Biography:

Dr. Mason is a professor in the Department of English and Modern Languages. She teaches composition, creative writing, 19th, 20th and 21st century literature, and the graphic novel. 

She earned a Ph.D. in English Literature from Case Western Reserve University, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing: Poetry from Bowling Green State University and a B.A. in English from Michigan State University.

Professor Mason's research interests include postcolonial literature from India and Africa, post-9/11 literature and media studies. Her poetry has been published in a variety of literary journals including Colere, California Quarterly, Icon and American Entomologist.  Dr. Mason currently serves as the faculty advisor to Lions-On-Line, the Mount's student-operated literary magazine.