Valerie K. Anderson is Associate Professor and Chair of English. She teaches college composition, survey literature, early African-American literature, and multicultural studies courses.

Professor Anderson's research field is African-American English Education history from the colonial American era to the post Civil War or Reconstruction era. Her research has been supported by University grants, and she has presented papers at such forums as the Institute for Research on The African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean (IRADAC), and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

Office Hours

Day	Time
By appointment for Chair
Mondays/Wednesdays for Students Enrolled in Courses	10-11:50

Education

Degree	Institution	Field	Dates
EDD	Teachers College, Columbiaa University	English Education	1992
MA	Teachers College, Columbia University	Curriculum and Teaching	1971
BA	Queens College, CUNY	French	1970

Areas of Expertise

• Early African-American Literature
• Pre-Civil war African-American Education

Publications in Field Of Expertise

Other