Career
She is cited in particular for the integration of her scholarship with the larger community and for exceptional contributions to the study of Canadian women"s writing, in both English and French. Christl Verduyn is a graduate of Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. She received her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Quebec literature from the University of Ottawa.
She is a former president (2002) of the Association for Canadian Studies.
She is also a widely published poet, including the collection Silt (Guernica, 2002). In 2006, Verduyn was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
