Professor
Valerie Barnes Lipscomb is a Professor of English at the University of South Florida. Among current projects is serving as lead editor for the Palgrave Handbook of Literature and Aging; Palgrave Macmillan also published her monograph, Performing Age in Modern Drama, and a co-edited collection, Staging Age. Her articles on theatrical representations of age have appeared in such journals as Modern Drama and the Journal of Aging Studies. She also has been co-editor of the journal Age, Culture, Humanities. Lipscomb serves as treasurer of the North American Network in Aging Studies and has chaired the Modern Language Association’s Age Studies Forum.
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About Valerie Lipscomb
Valerie Barnes Lipscomb is a Professor of English at the University of South Florida. Among current projects is serving as lead editor for the Palgrave Handbook of Literature and Aging; Palgrave Macmillan also published her monograph, Performing Age in Modern Drama, and a co-edited collection, Staging Age. Her articles on theatrical representations of age have appeared in such journals as Modern Drama and the Journal of Aging Studies. She also has been co-editor of the journal Age, Culture, Humanities. Lipscomb serves as treasurer of the North American Network in Aging Studies and has chaired the Modern Language Association’s Age Studies Forum.
| Present | Associate Chair, Professor, University of South Florida ‐ Department of English, Sarasota-Manatee Campus | |
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Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2021 - Present | Member, USF Faculty Success Initiative Access and Empowerment Implementation Team | 2020 - Present | Associate Chair, Sarasota-Manatee, USF Department of English | 2018 - Present | Treasurer, North American Network in Aging Studies | 2017 - 2018 | Chair, Modern Language Association Age Studies Forum |
Honors and Awards
- Women in Leadership & Philanthropy Faculty Research Award, USFSM recipient, 2018
- USF System Faculty International Travel Grant: 2017, 2012
- USFSM Chancellor’s Professional Support Initiative recipient, 2017, 2015
- English Society named USFSM Student Organization of the Year, 2014, 2012
- 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award, National Society of Leadership and Success, USFSM chapter
Courses
- Literary Criticism
- Modern Drama
- Selected Topics: Drama 1850-1950
- Studies in Contemporary Literature
- Studies in American Literature to 1860
| 2004 | Ph.D., University of South Florida | |
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| B.A., University of Iowa | ||
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| M.L.A., University of South Florida | ||
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Contact Information
Phone: (813) 359-4718
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