Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3482
Email: desselstrom@apu.edu
Office Location: Faculty Quad #6
David Esselstrom, Ph.D.
Chair; Professor, Department of English
Center for Adult and Professional Studies
Profile
David Esselstrom, Ph.D., is a teacher/writer who encourages students to express themselves clearly and creatively. He has published fiction and journalism, as well as written extensively for the stage and screen. With degrees in theatre arts, creative writing, and English, Esselstrom combines his scholarly interests and creative projects with his passion for teaching in such courses as creative writing, composition, literature, and film and media.
Education
Ph.D. - English, University of Southern California (USC)
M.A. - Creative Writing, California State University, San Francisco
B.A. - Theatre Arts, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
M.A. - Creative Writing, California State University, San Francisco
B.A. - Theatre Arts, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Expertise
Composition studies
Creative writing (fiction, stage plays, screenplays)
Film history
History of rhetoric
Technical writing
Special Interests and Activities
Creative writing (fiction, stage plays, screenplays)
Film history
Composition studies
Technical writing
History of rhetoric
Film history
Composition studies
Technical writing
History of rhetoric
Courses Taught
Freshman Writing Seminar (ENGL 110)
Creative Writing: Fiction (ENGL 301)
Creative Writing: Drama and Film (ENGL 303)
Shakespeare (ENGL 377)
Advanced Composition (ENGL 406)
Creative Writing: Fiction (ENGL 301)
Creative Writing: Drama and Film (ENGL 303)
Shakespeare (ENGL 377)
Advanced Composition (ENGL 406)
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
