Background
Sweeney, Susan Elizabeth was born on March 7, 1958 in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. Daughter of Daniel Joseph and Dorothy Virginia (Daub) Sweeney.
Sweeney, Susan Elizabeth was born on March 7, 1958 in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. Daughter of Daniel Joseph and Dorothy Virginia (Daub) Sweeney.
Bachelor in English magna cum laude, Mount Holyoke College, 1980. Master of Arts in English, Brown University, 1982. Master of Fine Arts in Writing, Brown University, 1985.
Doctor of Philosophy in English, Brown University, 1989.
Teaching assistant, Brown U., Providence, 1981-1984; teaching fellow, Brown U., 1985-1986; instructor, Holy Cross College, Worcester, Ma., 1986-1988; assistant professor, Holy Cross College, Worcester, Ma., 1988-1992; associate professor, Holy Cross College, Worcester, since 1992; director women's studies, Holy Cross College, Worcester, since 1994.
Judge NEMLA Award for Feminist Scholarship, 1990, 94, committee chair Howe Award for Feminist Scholarship, 1991. Member Modern Language Association, Northeast Modern Language Association, Vladimir Nabokov Society (vice president 1987-1989, president 1989-1991, board directors since 1991), Edith Wharton Society, Poe Studies Association, Society for Study of Narrative Literature, Women's Caucus for the Modern Languages (regional delegate 1988-1991).
Married Michael John Chapman, July 3, 1983.