Background
Cunningham, Karen Jean was born on October 9, 1946 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of William Harvey and Ethel Mae Cunningham.
Cunningham, Karen Jean was born on October 9, 1946 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of William Harvey and Ethel Mae Cunningham.
Bachelor in English with honors, Sacramento State College, California, 1969; Master of Arts in English with honors, San Francisco State College, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in English, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1985.
Manager management achievement program, Pacific Telephone, San Francisco, 1972-1973; instructor English as Second Language, Berlitz Language Schools, San Francisco, 1973-1974; library assistant, City of Daly City, California, 1974-1977; lecturer department of English, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1985-1986; assistant Professor of English, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1987-1993; associate Professor of English, Florida State University, Tallahassee, since 1993.
Income tax assistance volunteer V.I.T.A., San Francisco, 1972-1973. Election precinct volunteer City and County of San Francisco, 1973-1976. Commissioner Florida Commission on the Status of Women, Tallahassee, since 1995.
Member American Association of University Women, Modern Language Association, Marlowe Society of America, Renaissance Society of America, Shakespeare Association of America, Society for the Study of Early Modern Women, South Atlantic Modern Language Association (women's caucus).
Married Gary Jay Karasik.