Sharon E. Ross

Sharon E. Ross is an Adjunct Professor of Professional Writing and College Writing courses in the Department of English at the University of Maine System. She has taught writing and communications across Maine’s Community College and University campuses for ten years, complementing over twenty years of professional writing experience. Her courses emphasize self-directed projects, community engagement, and real-world applications in English Composition, literature, grant writing, and technical writing.

Education:

• MFA in Creative Nonfiction and Fiction, University of Southern Maine (2007)
• BA in English, California State University San Bernardino (1996)

Her professional writing spans publications in Portland Press Herald’s Raising Maine, San Bernardino Sun, Mountain News, Pacific Review, and Lake Effect. Ross focuses on bridging academic rigor with practical skills, having navigated full-time work alongside her studies. She is a native Californian and integrates civic engagement into her pedagogy.

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