Athena Murphy

Chico, California Area United States

Adjunct Faculty at California State University, Chico

Education

I am a native of the Ojai Valley. I spent my younger days as a dedicated theater rat and unabashed bookworm. I received my B.A. in English with and option in Literature from CSU, Chico in 2012, graduating summa cum laude. This spring I will receive my M.A. in English with an option in Literature having completed my thesis "Socially Corrective Humor in American Literature and Popular Culture." I have taught English 130: Academic Writing and English 240: Literature for life for the Department of English at CSU, Chico. In addition to teaching, I was also the web editor for the Watershed Review, an active member of the English Graduate Student Council, and a recipient of the Graduate Equity F...