Disciplinary Interests: American

Diane K. Lofstrom Miniel
Diane K. Lofstrom Miniel has recently obtained her MFA in Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, and Certificate of Advanced Study in Composition from CSU Fresno. She will be teaching English Composition at Fresno City College in the fall as a part-time instructor. While a graduate student, she was the past president of Students of English Studies Association and the San Joaquin Literary Association. She was the creative nonfiction editor for the 2005 issue of the San Joaquin Review. She also served on the Campus Advisory Fees Committee and Task Force for Graduate Culture. Her essay "Mystery Spot" aired on local Fresno radio station KVPR's Valley Writers Read, 89.3 FM, on Jan. 7, 2009 and is available online.
Taimi Olsen
Dr. Taimi Olsen is a Professor of English at Tusculum College. She obtained her doctorate from UNC-CH and is the author of Transcending Space: Architectural Places in the Works of Henry David Thoreau, E. E. Cummings, and John Barth. She is also author of several articles on E. E. Cummings, has done presentations on African American cartoonist George Herriman, and regularly conducts faculty development workshops on teaching and learning at the annual Appalachian College Association Summit.
Elizabeth Ross
Elizabeth Ross is the chairman and founder of River Walk Journal, Inc. - a non-profit charitable educational organization incorporated in Pennsylvania with a full-volunteer telecommuting staff.
Dustin M. Wax
Dustin M. Wax is an adjunct anthropology instructor at the Community College of Southern Nevada and a contributor at Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology.
Michelle Glaros
Michelle Glaros is an Assistant Professor of Art at Centenary College of Louisiana where she teaches video production and media studies. Her research interests include experimental film and video, new media arts, and academic labor studies and she has published in frAme: Journal of Culture and Technology, Kairos: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments, and Academe. Currently, she is conducting research for an experimental documentary about the cultural identity of Shreveport, Louisiana.