Aaron Crippen
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Phone: 480-965-3168
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Ross-Blakley Hall 202AB PO Box 871401 TEMPE, AZ 85287-1401
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Mail code: 1401Campus: Tempe
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Aaron Crippen is a writer and translator whose awards include a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and the PEN Texas Literary Award for Poetry. He attended the University of Virginia, graduating with honors, then spent most of the 1990's living and teaching in China, where he became proficient at translating Chinese poetry. This led him complete a Master of Fine Arts degree and doctorate degree at the University of Houston. He then taught for several years in Georgia before moving on to prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing. Now, Dr. Crippen has been teaching Writing at ASU's Tempe campus for six years, during which time he also earned an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction--ESL at ASU, making him a proud alumnus of ASU as well as a faculty member. Dr. Crippen enjoys and finds urgency in helping to prepare students for the future. He also loves running the desert trails in Tonto National Forest.
B.A. University of Virginia: English Language and Literature
M.F.A. University of Houston: Creative Writing--Poetry
Ph.D. University of Houston: English Literature and Creative Writing
M.A. Curriculum and Instruction--ESL
