Cara Erdheim Kilgallen

Cara Erdheim Kilgallen started at Sacred Heart University’s in the Fall of 2010, and currently chairs the department of Languages and Literatures. Her teaching and scholarship interests range from disability narratives and sports stories to environmental literature and food writing. Her research focuses on early twentieth-century American literature, particularly literary naturalism and Progressive Era writing. She has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on Theodore Dreiser, Jack London, Upton Sinclair, and Richard Wright. Jewish-American literature and humor have become recent research and scholarly interests, which contribute to her ongoing book project.

Degrees and Certifications

• B.A. in English and Spanish from Colby College in 2001
• M.A. and Ph.D. from Fordham University in 2010

Teaching Responsibilities

• American Sports Stories (FYEN 125)
• Disability Discourse (FYEN 125)
• Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT 201 & 202)
• Experiencing Laughter in Literature (ENG 201)
• Darwin and Literature (ENG 239)
• American Voices Honors (ENG 299)
• Post-Holocaust Jewish Thought and Art (ENG 299)
• Disability Discourse Honors (ENG 299 AH)
• American Renaissance (ENG 331 A)
• American Renaissance Revisited Honors (ENG 331 AH)
• English Literature Capstone (ENG 390 A)