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POSITION: Adjunct Faculty

DEPARTMENTS:
School of Theology, Humanities and Performing Arts
Intensive English Program

LOCATION: Main Campus, Harrisonburg | RLN 120

PHONE: (540) 432-4075

EMAIL: esther.stenson@emu.edu

Esther Yoder Stenson grew up in Stuarts Draft, Virginia but spent eight years of her life outside the United States. She taught in El Salvador from 1974-77 and taught English in China for five non-consecutive years (‘84-‘85, ’90-‘92, and ’93 to ’95). China introduced her to her Minnesota husband, David. From 1995 to the present, Esther worked at JMU in the Writing Center, the English Dept. and Writing/Rhetoric Dept. She is the author of a collection of poetry, Miracle Temple (published by Cascadia Press), a booklet on Simple Amish Gardening (being published by Publications International) as well as other self-published documents. She continues to enjoy creative writing and family history, as well as gardening.

Education

MA, James Madison University (English/Creative Writing)
MA, Georgetown University (Bilingual Education)
BS, Sterling College (Elementary Education)