Faculty/Staff

• Professor, English
• Professor, English Graduate Program

First Year at Xavier University:

1987

Degrees:

• B.A. (Xavier University)
• M.A., M.L.S. (Kent State University)
• Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati)

Expertise:

Autobiography/Memoir, Women Writers, Children's and Young Adult Literature, Composition, Creative Writing

Biography:

Trudelle Thomas joined the faculty in 1987, having earned degrees from Xavier University, Kent State University, and the University of Cincinnati. She writes and conducts research on composition theory, autobiography and memoir, nature writing, and American literature. Before becoming a professor, she was a librarian specializing in children's services and materials. She lives with her family in Finneytown (a Cincinnati suburb), and in her spare time she is a power-walker, quilter, and school volunteer, teaching art to elementary children. Her articles have appeared in journals such as College Composition and Communication, Journal for the Association of Research on Mothering, International Journal of Children's Spirituality, Journal of American Culture, and elsewhere.