Background
Harris, Sandra Jean was born on December 16, 1939 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Arrived in England, 1964. Daughter of Denzil and Meta (Belz) Nelson.
Harris, Sandra Jean was born on December 16, 1939 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Arrived in England, 1964. Daughter of Denzil and Meta (Belz) Nelson.
Bachelor in English summa cum laude, University Iowa, 1961. Master of Arts in English, University Michigan, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, University Nottingham, England, 1981.
Lecturer, Nottingham (England) College of Education, 1965-1975; senior lecturer, Trent Polytech., Nottingham, 1975-1983; principal lecturer, Nottingham Polytech., 1983-1985; department head, Nottingham Trent U., since 1985; dean faculty of humanities, Nottingham Trent U., 1989-1995; dean graduate studies, Nottingham Trent U., since 1995. Member editorial board Over Here: European Journal of American Culture, since 1992.
Member board governors Nottingham High School for Girls, since 1993. Treasurer, member National Executive United Kingdom Council for Graduate Education, since 1999. Fellow Royal Society Arts, London, English Association (founding, honorary).
Member British Association Applied Linguistics, British Association American Studies, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married David John Harris, August 15, 1964. Children: Mark, Paul.