Elisabeth West

Professor of English
303 Howard Hall
515-271-3708
lisa.west@drake.edu

Dr. Lisa West is Professor of English. She earned her B.A. from Williams College (English major, concentration in Environmental Studies) and her Ph.D. from Stanford University (British and American Literature, 1750-1850). She teaches courses in Early American Literature and Environmental Humanities, ranging from The Salem Witch Trials to Emily Dickinson and Transatlantic Landscapes. Her research focuses on theories of fiction early American women writers, and encounters with the natural world. 

Dr. West is also serving as Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the College of Arts & Sciences this year.