Lisa Smith

Biography

Lisa Smith earned her PhD in early American literature at the University of Delaware. She taught at the University of Delaware and now teaches a variety of courses in early American literature and composition at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Her courses focus on gender and spirituality in early American writings, composition with an emphasis on comics, and spiritual autobiography. Dr. Smith has published a monograph on how the First Great Awakening appeared in colonial American newspapers and a recent book on spiritual passion, and she has presented at Comic-Con International.

Education

• PhD in English, University of Delaware, 1999
• MA in English, University of Delaware, 1992
• BA in English and Psychology, University of Delaware, 1989