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Biography

Audrey Kerr is a Professor of English literature at Southern Connecticut State University where she also serves as the University co-Ombuds. Her area of specialization is functional intersectionality in Black and feminist literary discourse analysis. Dr. Kerr teaches courses in 20th and 21st century African American literature and literary theory, Harlem Renaissance, film, and PostColonial literature and theory. Audrey received a BA in Political Science from Rutgers University, an MA in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland, an MA in Religion and the Arts from Yale University, and a PhD in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland. Along with her co-Ombuds, Audrey holds membership in the International Ombuds Association and is certified in mediation through the Center for Dispute Resolution at Quinnipiac University School of Law.

Education/Academic qualification

Theology, M.A., Crazy Things: Creative Non-Fiction and Spirituality, Yale University

… → 2003

English Literature, Ph.D., The Paper Bag Principle: Class, Complexion and Conspiracy, and the Case of Black Washington, DC, University of Maryland

… → 1998

English Literature, M.A., Intra-Racial Dynamics in the Evolution of Black Aristocracy in Washington, D.C and New Orleans, LA, University of Maryland

… → 1994

Political Science, B.A. (Hons), Rutgers University

… → 1991