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Melanie Fox   Lecturer   Hometown: Cuyahoga Falls, OH   Joined Chatham: 2005   Areas of Interest: Animal studies, nature and environmental writing, essay and travel writing, ecocriticism, instructional technology, popular culture & television

Colleges & Universities Attended, Degrees Received • M.A., Iowa State University (Ames, IA), 2000 • B.A., Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), 1991     Scholarly & Professional Achievements • Faculty Development Coordinator, CIDDE, University of Pittsburgh, 2001-Present • Composition Instructor, Community College of Allegheny County, 2000-Present     Selected Publications • "Ursus Americanus: The Idea of a Bear." Figuring Animals: Essays on Animal Images in Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Popular Culture. Eds. Mary Sanders Pollack and Catherine Rainwater. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. • "The Force of Fire." Flyway: A Literary Review 6.2 (Spring/Fall 2001). • “Nighthiking.” American Nature Writing. Ed. John A. Murray. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2001.     Awards & Recognitions • Notable Mention, Best American Essays 2001. Volume ed. Kathleen A. Norris, Series ed. Robert Atwan. • Associated Writing Programs (AWP) Intro Award for Creative Nonfiction, 1998.     Professional Organization Memberships • The Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment • Associated Writing Programs