Biography

Literature that innovates form to highlight marginal perspectives and lost histories is a guiding interest in Dr. Rich's work, demonstrated by published articles on Hamid Mohsin & Naveed Nori, Elizabeth Bishop, American Indian literature, and Penelope Lively, as well as conference papers (most recently) on Carmen Bugan, Lousie Erdrich, Gertrude Stein, Hannah Weiner, and Susan Howe. Her book After the Fact: Authority and the Historical Document in Late 20th Century Literature (2021) analyzes a subset of historiographical metafiction that incorporates the historical document in an imaginative act to recover lost voices in history. Dr. Rich belongs to the Modern Language Association (MLA) and is regularly a member of The Space Between Society and the Modernist Studies Association. Dr. Rich has been an active part of the English department, serving on a variety of committees, and of the University, serving on the Executive Board of the Faculty Association and the Curriculum & Academic Policies Committee. She has also advised many student groups, such as the English Club, which held student-faculty colloquia and joined in community service, including students volunteering to read to children in local libraries. Sexuality and Gender Spectrum Alliance, Cardinal Readers, Honor Corps, and Concerned Christian Students.