Background
Branch, Michael Paul was born on December 6, 1963 in Wyandotte, Michigan, United States. Son of Stuart Elton and Sharon Eileen (Shuck) Branch.
Branch, Michael Paul was born on December 6, 1963 in Wyandotte, Michigan, United States. Son of Stuart Elton and Sharon Eileen (Shuck) Branch.
Bachelor in English, College William and Mary, 1985; Master of Arts in English, University of Virginia, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy of English, University of Virginia, 1993.
Teacher University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1986-1993. Assistant professor English Florida International University, Miami, 1993-1995. Assistant professor literature and environment University Nevada, Reno, 1995-1996, associate professor literature and environment, 1997—2003, professor literature and environmental, since 2003.
President Association for Study of Literature and Environment, 1995-1996.
Member Modern Language Association, American Literature Association, American Society Environmental History, Society Early Americanists, Western Literature Association, Sierra Club, Wilderness Society, Wild Earth, Orion Society, Phi Beta Kappa.