Catherine Craft-Fairchild

Catherine Craft-Fairchild is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota. Her academic career spans teaching and research in women’s literature, drama, African-American literature, and environmental literature, with a focus on writers who address social justice and societal transformation.

• Education:
  • PhD in English, University of Rochester
  • MA in English, University of Rochester
  • BA in English, Canisius College

Her research interests include contemporary playwrights like Dominique Morisseau and Lynn Nottage, alongside historical figures such as Maria Edgeworth and Lydia Maria Child. She integrates literary analysis with critical thinking in courses like HNR Adv Crit Think:Lit/Writing and Major Lit Figure: Jane Austen, emphasizing gender, class, and social justice themes.