Professor of English, Emeritus

• PhD Texas A&M - Commerce

Personal Statement:
Dr. Ford teaches courses in Southern Women Writers, Modern Drama, and seminars in Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams. Her publications include "Sign Language in Lonesome Dove," "The Dionysian Sea:  Eugene O'Neill's S.S. Glencairn Cycle” and "Our First Year of GUIDES."Her current research includes Tennessee Williams's use of the epigraph in his drama, and a typological interpretation of William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily." Dr. Ford is the founding sponsor of Argus, the university's literary magazine, and was the recipient of NSU's Excellence in Teaching Award for the College of Liberal Arts, 2000. She presently serves as coordinator of English at NSU-Shreveport.