Janet Mae Sharistanian

Background

Sharistanian, Janet Mae was born on April 21, 1943 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Arthur Jacob and Elvira Lucy Sharistanian.

Education

AB, Simmons College, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown U., 1975.

Career

Assistant professor department English, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1971-1977; associate professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1977; founding coordinator Women's Studies program, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1972-1976; director Research Institute on Women, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1979-1983. Visiting professor department English University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1983-1984, director theme yr.in gender and scholarship, 1983-1984. Director summer seminar National Endowment for Humanities, 1992, 93, 94.

Achievements

• Janet Mae Sharistanian has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Modern Language Association, American Studies Association.

Connections

Father:

Arthur Jacob Sharistanian

Mother:

Elvira Lucy Sharistanian