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Professor

Office Location

English
Martire Center W320
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Rick Magee, a native Californian, joined the Sacred Heart faculty in 2003. In his free time, Rick is an avid outdoorsman and competitive cyclist, and he is ranked in the top ten in local cycling competition.

Degrees & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Fordham University
    • “Sentimental Ecology: Susan Fenimore Cooper and a New Model of Ecocriticism.”
  • MA, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • BA, English, University of California at Berkeley

Research Interests

His research interests include 19th-century American literature, especially sentimental lit and ecocriticism. He has published articles on Cooper, ecofeminism, and food writing, and he edited a reprint of Cooper’s only novel, Elinor Wyllys.

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