Background: Dr. Carolyn Kyler holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Allegheny College, a Master of Science in Mathematics from Brown University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in English from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has taught at Washington & Jefferson College since 1989. Her past service includes chairing the Faculty Executive Committee, the Faculty Review Committee, the Faculty Development Committee, and the Curriculum Committee; she has also served on the Self-Study Steering Committee and as President of the Kappa of Pennsylvania chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently the director of the Gender & Women's Studies program.

Teaching: Dr. Kyler has taught a range of courses in American literature including American Gothic, American Renaissance, American Women Poets, Early National Literature, the Early American Novel, American Literature I and II, American Autobiography, Contemporary American Historical Fiction, and single-author courses on Emily Dickinson, Toni Morrison, Willa Cather, and Louisa May Alcott. She has taught a range of African-American literature courses including African-American Poetry, African-American Autobiography, the Harlem Renaissance, and African-American Fiction. Other courses taught include Composition, Introduction to Literature, Graphic Memoir, Doctors as Writers, Mrs. Dalloway, Science in Literature, Contemporary Canadian Fiction, Contemporary Novels by Women, Gender Fictions, British Literature I, Introduction to Gender & Women's Studies, Theories of Gender, and Freshman Forum.

Academic Interests: Dr. Kyler's scholarly interests include historical fiction, African-American literature, illustration, American women writers, and gay and lesbian studies. She has published articles on Louisa May Alcott's fiction, on gay and lesbian issues in the workplace, on the work of Sandy Boucher, and on contemporary historical fiction. She has an article forthcoming on graphic memoir. She is a member of the Modern Language Association, the American Studies Association, and the National Women's Studies Association.