Education
B.A. Washington College, Chestertown, MD
M.A. University of South Carolina
Ph.D. University of South Carolina
Professional Bio
Bob Burkholder is a former president of the international Ralph Waldo Emerson society, and the editor or co-author of several books on Emerson and Melville. He founded the Penn State Adventure Literature Program in 2000 and has been teaching in that program since then, building it into a model for similar programs at other universities. He served as the associate head of the English Department from 2009 to 2017.
Areas of Specialization
American Literature and Culture
Environmental Literature and Experiential Education