Colleen Donnelly

Colleen Donnelly is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Colorado Denver, with over 20 years of teaching experience. Her expertise spans medieval literature, modernism, critical theory, and disability studies, with a focus on women's lives in medieval and early Western cultures.

• Teaches medieval literature, modernist authors (Faulkner, Joyce), and speculative fiction
• Researches mental disorders/disabilities, health humanities, and narrative theory
• Published extensively on topics like disability archetypes, mental health discourse, and medieval religious narratives

Recent publications highlight intersections between disability studies, health humanities, and narrative ethics. Her courses include James Joyce, Faulkner, Chaucer, and themed seminars on medieval women, mental differences, and illness narratives.

Contact: colleen.donnelly@ucdenver.edu