Nicola Pitchford, PhD

Dean Pitchford’s expertise includes higher education, academic leadership, and feminist/intersectional writing.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison, MA and PhD, English 

Pomona College, BA (cum laude), English & Creative Writing

Research Interests

Dean Pitchford has published on feminism and pornography; on liberal arts education; and on race, gender, and national identity in contemporary fiction. As a creative writer, she publishes poetry and short non-fiction focused on landscape, nature, and identity.

Honors and Awards

• Participant, 2018 Rural Writing Institute