Megan Friess
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English Instructor - Part-time
Megan Friess
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Associate Faculty
School / Office / Department
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Program / Division
English
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She/Her/Hers
Biography
Born and raised in Southern California, Megan Friess earned her Bachelor's in Literature/Writing with Honors with High Distinction at UC San Diego and holds an MA in English Literature and an MFA in Creative Writing from Chapman University. Her research and writing interests are wide-ranging: from memoir and personal narrative writing, to popular culture, to rhetoric and composition, to open educational resources (OER), and more. An avid, life-long reader and writer, Megan enjoys having the opportunity to encourage students to look at writing in a different way than they may have previously.
Formal Education
- M.A., English Literature, Chapman University
- M.F.A, Creative Writing, Chapman University
- B.A., University of California, San Diego
Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Learning Materials
Professor Friess' courses utilize zero textbook cost learning materials. This means that the textbooks used are free to students.
- ENG 1A/1AH: English Composition I through Lumen Learning