McClinton-Temple, Ph.D., teaches courses in writing, literature, and film. Although she loves teaching all of her classes, some of her favorites include The Troubles of Northern Ireland, Women in Film, Villains in Literature and Film, and Introduction to Rhetorical Theory. Her research specialties are postcolonial literature (particularly Irish literature and culture), rhetoric and composition, and 18th-century British literature. She served as Chair of the English Department from 2014 to 2021.
Dr. McClinton-Temple has published work on Irish, Scottish, and American Indian literatures; she is also the editor of the multi-volume reference work Themes in Literature (Facts on File, Inc.) She currently serves King's as the Chair of the Vocation Committee, for which she has been the principal writer and administrator of two major grants from the NetVUE organization. She also serves as a peer evaluator for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In the community, she volunteers for several organizations, including Fork Over Love, the St. Vincent DePaul soup kitchen, Family Services Association, Dress for Success, and the Rainbow Alliance, where she serves on the Board of Directors.
Education
B.A., English, University of Central Arkansas
M.A., English Literature, University of North Texas
Ph.D., English Literature, University of Oklahoma
Publications
The Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature, co-editor with Alan R. Velie. New York: Facts on File, Inc. 2007. Updated edition forthcoming in 2024.
“’Nevertheless’: The Caledonian Antisyzygy in the Novels of Muriel Spark.” Studies in Scottish Literature. Spring 2024.
“A Philadelphia Story: The Role of the City in Joe Queenan’s Closing Time.” North East Modern Language Association Conference. March 2021. Virtual.
Awards and Designations
Herve LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor: 2017-2022
