Assistant Professor of English
derrilyn.morrison@maconstate.edu

Derrilyn Morrison was born in Jamaica where she taught High School English before earning her M.Phil. degree at UWI, Mona, in 1996. Three years later, in 1999, she migrated to Atlanta, Georgia and in 2004 she received her Ph.D. degree from Emory University. Currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Humanities at Macon State College, she offers humanities courses that focus on the study of literatures written in English, English related dialects, and creoles, with special attention to African American and Caribbean Literature.