Associate Professor of English, Director of the Center for the Study of Children's Literature
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
M.A., M.Phil., Simmons College
Ph.D., Boston University
cathryn.mercier@simmons.edu
Assistant Professor of English
B.S., M.A., Simmons College
susan.bloom@simmons.edu
In addition to her responsibilities at Simmons College, Susan Bloom is a staff reviewer for The Horn Book Magazine, has served on the Newbery Committee, and has twice chaired the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Committee. She has published two biocritical studies with Cathryn M. Mercier, the most recent of which is Presenting Avi.
Administrative Assistant
Depts. of English, Philosophy, and Children's Literature
erin.nichols@simmons.edu
Tel: 617.521.2220
Fax: 617.521.3199
Michael Patrick Hearn, a member of the Children’s Literature faculty, has annotated a number of classics, including most recently The Wizard of Oz, Huckleberry Finn, and A Christmas Carol.