Michele L. Mock

Background

Michele L. Mock was born on July 5, 1962, in Bloomington, California, United States. She is a daughter of Larry G. Mock and Gloria (Mock) Webb.

Education

In 1991 Michele L. Mock received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh. In 1993 she obtained a Master of Arts degree from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1996.

Career

From 1991 to 1992 Michele L. Mock was an English teacher at a vocational-technical school in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. From 1993 to 1995 Mock was an editorial assistant of Legacy: Journal of American Women Writers, and a managing editor from 1996 to 1998. From 1994 to 1995 she served as an adjunct instructor at Westmoreland County Community College.

From 1995 to 1996 Michele L. Mock was an instructor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In 1996 she was appointed an assistant professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. In 1999 she was a juror for writing awards at Johnstown Community Arts Center.

She is a contributor to Aleta Cane and Susan Alves's book "The Only Efficient Instrument": American Women Writers and the Periodical (2001).

Achievements

• In 1998 Michele L. Mock was named instructor of the year by local chapter of Phi Eta Sigma. In 1999 she was named local person of the year by the National Organization for Women.

Membership

Michele L. Mock is a member of Emily Dickinson International Society, Modem Language Association of America, American Studies Association, Associated Writing Programs, National Women’s Studies Association, Northeast Modem Language Association, Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers Northeast Study Group, Society for the Study of American Women Writers.

Connections

On May 19, 2000, Michele L. Mock married Mark E. Groebel, a senior vice-president of marketing. They have two children: Justin P. Gruss, Jordan D. DeBalli.

Father:

Larry G. Mock

Mother:

Gloria Webb

Son:

Justin Gruss Groebel

Son:

Jordan DeBalli Groebel

References

• Contemporary Authors
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