Nathan Shields

entered graduate program: fall '10

degree(s) & major: B.A. in English from Hope International University (Fullerton, CA), teaching credential from Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo, CA)

areas of interest: literature from the Great Depression era, colonial literature, Holocaust-related works (or lit. that deals w/ similarly oppressed people groups), and ancient Greek literature

favorite authors: John Steinbeck, Sophocles, Homer

miscellany: hometown is Seattle; was a decathlete at CSUF; has been married almost four years; has taught English at Nipomo High School (NHS) for five years, and has coached pole vaulting along with his wife at NHS for five years.

contact information:  Nathan Shields, (805) 459-0717