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Mary B. Rigsby
Professor of English
English, Linguistics and Communication

mrigsby@umw.edu
(540) 654-1540

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Temple University

Expertise
Early American Literature
Evaluation of Student Writing
Faculty Development in Teaching
Feminism
Literary Theory
Women Writers of 19th-Century America

Mary Bortnyk Rigsby, Professor of English, earned a Ph.D. (1991) and an M.A. (1985) in literature, after having received a B.A. (1976) in English from Temple University. Dr. Rigsby is an expert in the area of 19th-century American literature, with a particular emphasis on women writers and feminist criticism. Her other areas of expertise include literary theory, the teaching of writing and faculty development in teaching. Dr. Rigsby is a member of the Modern Language Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. She is an Advanced Placement faculty consultant and an expert on the evaluation of student writing.