Elizabeth Dodd
University Distinguished Professor of English
Elizabeth Dodd, a university distinguished professor of English, is the author of
two poetry books, two creative nonfiction books and a literary criticism book.
Dodd focuses both scholarly and creative attention on relationships between humans and the natural world. Her most recent book, "In the Mind's Eye: Essays across the Animate World," won the 2009 Best Creative Book Award from the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment. Her essays, poems and articles regularly appear in a variety of journals and magazines.
Dodd received a Master of Fine Arts in poetry and a doctorate in literature from Indiana University and a bachelor's in English and French from Ohio University.
Since joining the faculty at K-State in 1989, she has team-taught courses with biologists, geographers, philosophers and historians. She has won the SAGE Teaching Award from the graduate students in the department of English; the William L. Stamey Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching from the College of Arts and Sciences; and the Commerce Bank Graduate Faculty Award from K-State. She currently directs the English department's creative writing program.
Dodd earned K-State's highest faculty ranking of university distinguished professor in 2010.
Dodd can be reached at 785-532-0384 or edodd@k-state.edu.