Cynthia Larson,
PhD, MFA



About Our Faculty
Originally from northern Wisconsin, Cindy moved to New Hampshire in 1997, a state she is pleased to call home. Prior to moving to New Hampshire, Cindy earned her Ph.D. in American Studies from The University of Iowa (1988). While earning her doctorate, she taught undergraduate literature, American studies, and rhetoric courses at The University of Iowa, and later taught literature, composition, and/or humanities courses at SUNY-Oswego, Castelton College, and Boston University's College of General Studies.

Cindy's move to New Hampshire also marked her shift from teaching into higher education administration at Granite State College where she worked for ten years. In 2007, Cindy returned to the classroom as both a teacher and as a student. She returned to Granite State College to teach her favorite subject, literature, and enrolled in Southern New Hampshire University's M.F.A. in Creative Nonfiction program, which she completed in 2009. Cindy teaches Survey of American Literature, Multicultural Perspectives through Literature, Readings in World Literature, Women's Literature, Short Fiction, and Autobiography as Literature.


During off hours, Cindy enjoys reading, writing, cooking, the great outdoors, and spending time with her husband, Mark, who is teaching her about bee keeping and gardening.


For more information about this course, contact the Granite State College Center closest to you or send an email to: clarson@granite.edu


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