English Department

Dr. Jennifer Love

Office: Center 444
Phone: (541) 463-3393

E-Mail:  lovejm@lanecc.edu

Welcome to my staff webpage! I've been teaching writing at LCC since 2002. Some of my favorite classes to teach include Writing 115W (workplace-oriented writing), WR 121, WR 122, WR 123, and WR 227 (Technical Writing). I especially love teaching online--it's a fabulous way to teach and learn!

I have a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Nevada, Reno; a Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Rhetoric, Literature, and Women Studies) from Oregon State University. I earned my B.A. in English at Oberlin College, and remain a very proud graduate of this wonderful college with its history of cultural inclusiveness.

My research and teaching interests include multicultural issues, feminism/rhetoric studies, and environmental subjects. During the 2001-02 year, I had the opportunity to explore and teach these subjects in an international context when I was a visiting Fulbright Professor of U.S. Literatures at the University of Potsdam, in eastern Germany in the state of Brandenburg. Working with German students was rewarding to me professionally and personally. I also loved exploring the sandy, glacier-carved area that Potsdam inhabits, full of interconnecting lakes and rivers.

I am a longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, and I love living here! (The photo above was taken on a hike up Mt. Pisgah, near Eugene, OR.)

My recreational interests include hiking, jogging, biking, and dancing (ballet); reading and emailing for pleasure; and playing my clarinet in ensembles such as the Riverside Chamber Symphony and the Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (ECCE). I have also enjoyed volunteering at Eugene's Greenhill Humane Society.

Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to talk about my classes or teaching methods, or share your own experience. I welcome hearing from students, colleagues, and friends.