Assistant Professor
(719) 502-3624 | carol.parker2@pikespeak.edu
Box R16, Rampart Range | E-213c
Carol J Parker
M.A., University of Birmingham, UK
M.L.S., Fort Hays State University
I have been teaching literature and composition for nearly 30 years, the last 13 of
those years at Pikes Peak. I have a bachelor's in English Education, a Master of Liberal
Studies in Literature, and Master of Arts in Shakespeare from the Shakespeare Institute
in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Shakespeare Studies
from the Institute.
I am married, and my husband Steve and I have four kids, two of which are college
graduates trying their best to be real grown-ups. Our third is a senior in high school
this year, and the baby of the family is in seventh grade. We have a dog (Murphy)
and two Guinea pigs (Fred and George). We have lived in Colorado Springs for more
than 25 years, but I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. I love to travel and read,
and my family and I have been to many places around the globe.
I love teaching, and I adore literature (especially Shakespeare).
I won the Sir Stanley Wells Prize for outstanding scholarly work in a master's dissertation
from the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.
I have a chapter published in Teaching Shakespeare through Theatre-Based Practices
by Tracy Irish and Jennifer Kitchen.
Participated in Teaching Shakespeare through Performance at the Globe Theatre, London,
August 2023.
Intro to Shakespeare
Intro to British Lit to 1770
Intro to British Lit since 1770
Intro to Literature
ENG 1021
ENG 1022
Chapter 14: Transference and Integration: Using Shakespeare to Teach Composition in Teaching Shakespeare through Theatre-based Practices by Tracy Irish and Jennifer Kitchen, Jan 2024
Folger Shakespeare Library
The English Speaking Union of the U.S.
Shakespeare and education