Associate Professor
Department of English Language and Literature
Education
Classes Taught
- ENGL 101: Literature of Western Civilization I
- ENGL 102: Literature of Western Civilization II
- ENGL 201: Literature of Western Civilization III
- ENGL 202: Literature of Western Civilization IV
- ENGL 319: Literary Criticism
- ENGL 320: Poetry and Poetics
- ENGL 361: English Romantic Literature
- ENGL 362: English Victorian Literature
- ENGL 491: Children’s Literature of the 19th Century
- ENGL 494: The Novels of Jane Austen
- ENGL 494: American Romanticism
- ENGL 495: Austen, Eliot, Wharton, Woolf
Areas of Expertise
19th century British Literature
Selected Scholarship
"Jane Austen and the Secret to Happiness"
Don Quixote, Ignatius Press, 2026.
Why Read Jane Austen? A Lesson in Humility
Christendom Professor Reveals Christmas Gift of “Anne of Green Gables”
"Tomorrow Is the Day When It All Begins", Instaurare Issue, Winter 2021 (page 20).
"Revelation of Interiority", Instaurare Issue, Spring 2021 (page 38).
“Saving the Distracted Student: Pedagogical Methods to Encourage a Love of Beauty in Literature.” Association for Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW) Conference. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. (November 2018)
“Speaking of Scout Finch: The Rhetoric of Harper Lee’s Heroine.” Interdisciplinary Conference: Service in Scholarship. The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C (March 2012)
Giving Day Q&A with Dr. Sullivan and Dr. Sweeney (beginning of Q&A starts at 51:10)
“Surprised by Jane Austen: Moments of Beauty in Pride and Prejudice” | Dr. Kathleen Sullivan
Why Good Children’s Literature Matters Today | Live Lecture by Dr. Kathleen Sullivan