Education

  • BS, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
  • MA, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • PHD, University of Wisconsin - Madison

English Faculty

BS, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

MA, University of Wisconsin - Madison

PhD, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Leanne Zainer holds a B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her areas of specialization include research writing, science writing, and American Indian Literature. Her Ph.D. thesis is Enduring Violence: Representation and Response in Contemporary Literature.

She is the recipient of teaching awards from the University of Minnesota and North Hennepin Community College.

Leanne's work has been published on Bright Bones: Contemporary Montana Writers and Montana Horses Magazine. She has recently completed her book Backbone: A Memoir of Riding in Glacier National Park and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.  

In her spare time, she hikes, rides, and kayaks. 

Courses Taught

ENGL 0990 Gateway Composition

ENGL 1200 Gateway College Writing

ENGL 1201 College Writing I

ENGL 1202 College Writing II

ENGL 1900 Introduction to Creative Writing

ENGL 2150 Introduction to Literary Studies

ENGL 2370: African American Literature

ENGL 2380: American Indian Literature

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