School of Language, Literature, and Communications Faculty
Harold J. Baxter, PhD
Associate Professor of English, 1989
BA, Houghton College
BD, Evangelical School of Theology
ThM, Eastern Baptist Seminary
MA, Old Dominion
PhD, Florida State University
Before teaching, Dr. Baxter was a pastor in the United Methodist Church. Since then he has acquired over twenty-five years of teaching experience between a Christian high school in Virginia, Regent University, and Florida State University. Interested in arts, Dr. Baxter enjoys interdisciplinary studies which focus on art, music, literature, and film. He has written a book, Shadows and Fog, on thinking Christianly at the movies.
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Lois C. Fleming, MA
Associate Professor of English, 1986
Director of the School of Language, Literature, and Communication
English Department Chair
BA, BA HONS., MA, University of Natal
MA, Wheaton Graduate School
Prior to coming to Trinity, Professor Fleming was a music critic for the Natal Mercury in Durban, South Africa; taught in a missions training program at International Teams; and worked in donor development for MAP International. She currently directs the School of Language, Literature, and Communication, guides the study tour program in Europe, and is the advisor of the student newspaper. She is also completing doctoral studies in rhetoric at Northwestern University.
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William E. Graddy, PhD
Professor of English, 1973
BA, MA, PhD, Southern Illinois University
Dr. Graddy previously taught at Southern Illinois University. His work has appeared in the Reformed Journal, the New Oxford Review, Emerson Society Quarterly, and the Eerdmans’ Handbook to Christianity in America. His ongoing professional interests include literature of the American Renaissance, critical theory, and literary analysis as it applies to Bible study methods.
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Stephen Hall, ThM
Assistant Professor of English and REACH Faculty Coordinator, 2001
BA, Taylor University
MA, Jerusalem University College
MDiv, ThM, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
PhD Candidate, University of Chicago
Professor Hall has a joint appointment in the School of Language, Literature, and Communication and in REACH. Prior to joining the TIU faculty, Professor Hall was a member of the faculty at North Park University for seven years. In addition, he has been a staff member since 1992 at the Graham School of the University of Chicago in the Basic Program for the Liberal education of Adults. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Chicago. His interest lies in the way literature in general and the Bible in particular enrich human life and offer comfort and hope.
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Kristin Lindholm, MA
Assistant Professor of English, 1994
BA, MA, University of Illinois
MA, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Prior to teaching at Trinity, Professor Lindholm taught high school English and theater, in addition to speech and composition at the University of Illinois. For many years, she has been active in theater as an actress and a director. She has written several articles and scripts and has received three awards for her achievements in education.
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Carmen T. Mendoza, PhD
Associate Professor of English, 1985
BA, Asbury College
MA, Northeastern Illinois University
PhD, Loyola University
A native of Bolivia, Dr. Mendoza applies her experience and research on the relationships of language, culture, and learning in her teaching. She is the founder of Women Crossing Cultures, an organization which helps women explore the impact of their cultural experiences and trains them to facilitate their learning to others. She has participated in academic exchanges in other cultures and consults with individuals and groups on questions of intercultural awareness.
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Karen Halvorsen Schreck, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
BA, Wheaton College
MA, S.U.N.Y Binghamton
PhD, The University of Illinois at Chicago
Prior to Trinity, Dr. Schreck taught at Wheaton College, DePaul University, Northern Illinois University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her main academic interests include Women's Literature, Ethnicity, and the Immigrant Experience in Literature of the United States, Children's Literature, and Creative Writing. She has worked extensively as a freelance writer.
