English Department
Faculty
Theatre, travel, poetry writing, piano playing, and of course
reading are just a few of the interests represented by Grove City
College’s English department. These talented faculty members come
together to create an educational setting that is challenging and
inspiring to students. To learn more about a particular faculty
member click on one of the faculty links below.
125th Anniversary - 1876-2001
In honor of Grove City's College's 125th anniversary the English department compiled a list of 125 Authors to Renew the Mind as a sequel to the college's 125 Books to Renew the Mind. Take a look at some of the literary greats that have inspired writers and readers throughout history.
Faculty Information
Dr. James G. Dixon III, Chair of the Department of English and Professor of English
& Theatre
Education: B.A. Wheaton College; M.A. and Ph.D. Northwestern University
Academic Specialty: Shakespeare, Drama, Literary Criticism and Theory
Dr. Janice B. Brown, Professor of English
Education: B.A., M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D., Memorial University of Newfoundland
Academic Specialty: English Literature; Dorothy L.
Sayers; the Inklings
Ms. Betsy J. Craig,
Associate Professor of Theatre & Communication Studies
Education:
B.A. Grove City College; Bretton Hall College, England; M.A., ABD.,
New York University.
Academic Specialty:
Acting, Directing, Dramatic Literature
Dr. Diane M. Dixon, Professor of English
Education: Moody Bible Institute; B.A. Wheaton College; Northwestern University; M.A. University of Maryland; Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Academic Specialty: World Literature; Contemporary
Literature; European Literature
Dr. Andrew J. Harvey,
Associate Professor of English
Education:
B.A. James Madison University; M.A., Ph.D. University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Academic Specialty:
Medieval and Renaissance English Literature
Dr. Collin Messer,
Associate Professor of English
Education: B.A. Emory University; M.A., Ph.D. University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Academic Specialty: American Literature; Southern
Literature; William Faulkner
Dr. Eric A. Potter, Professor of English
Education: B.A. Wheaton; M.A., Ph.D. University of Virginia
Academic Specialty: American Literature, Poetry, Creative Writing
Part-Time Faculty
Dr. Kristin A. Barbour,
Assistant Professor of Theatre
Education:
B.A. Northwestern College; M.A. Kansas University; Ph.D. Kent State
University
Academic Specialty:
Stagecraft, Design, Costumes, Theatre History
Ms. Kathy S. Anderson,
Guest Lecturer in Humanities
Education:
B.A. Lambuth College; M.A. University of Mississippi
Academic Specialty:
Civilization & Literature; American Literature