Academic Degrees:

• Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
• M.A., University of South Dakota
• B.A., Cornell College

Biography:

Originally from New Mexico, Kaarin taught in South Dakota, Alabama and Maine before settling down in Minnesota. She now teaches courses in Literature, Theory, Theater History, Directing, Playwriting and Theater & Drama for Youth.

Kaarin enjoys serving as a moderator for student directed plays, student created performance projects, and the creation of student-written original scripts for performance. Every May, right after graduation, she works with a team of student actors to tour a play for young people to local area schools.