Judi Roller

Dr. Judi Roller’s first book, "The Politics of the Feminist Novel," won an Outstanding Academic Book award; and she has published literary criticism as well as book reviews and occasional poems and a short story. Her second book, "His Name was Brownie: Close Encounters with Dogs, People, and Other Ridiculous Animals," is a cross-breed offspring of "Marley and Me" and "All Creatures Great and Small." She has been breeding and showing collies and Irish wolfhounds for many years, garnering AKC championships for her dogs and several group placements along the way. She has also enjoyed judging multiple AKC matches. Her B.A. cum laude was earned at Bowling Green State University, and her doctorate came from the University of Michigan, even though she is a home-grown Ohio State Buckeye, which became a fun challenge while she was teaching Freshman English during her graduate work at Michigan. Now retired from university administration, she has more time for dogs, golf, travel, bridge, and reading.