Jennifer McClinton-Temple, Professor of English and Chair of the Department, earned her Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma with concentrations in Postcolonial Literature and Rhetoric and Composition. She teaches courses such as Introduction to Rhetorical Theory, Editing, Advanced Writing, Professional Writing Capstone, Academic Writing, and Irish Myth and Reality. She is the editor of the Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature and has published articles on Irish-American autobiography, modern Irish drama, and writing pedagogy.