Background
Hearn, Matthew Galen was born on January 29, 1956 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Son of Gale Leo and Margie Johnson Hearn.
Hearn, Matthew Galen was born on January 29, 1956 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Son of Gale Leo and Margie Johnson Hearn.
Bachelor in English, Lipscomb University, Nashville, 1977. Master of Arts in English, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy in Literature, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1990.
Associate professor, English Valdosta State University, Georgia, 1990—1999. Professor, chair, English Lipscomb University, since 1999.
Member of ADE.
Married Mary Martha Ross, November 21, 1981. Children: Jackson Ross, Samuel Joseph.