University of New England

The Dorothy M. Healy Professorship of Literature was established in 1990, named in honor of the Collection's co-founder and first curator. A full-time faculty member in the Department of English, the Healy Professor also serves as the faculty director of the MWWC. The Healy Professor conducts research in the Collection and disseminates the results of this research in various public forums.

In cooperation with the Curator, the Healy Professor is also responsible for promoting, developing, and encouraging use of the Collection. Thus, the Healy Professor organizes the MWWC's academic conferences and helps the Curator with other public and academic programming; advises the Curator about collection development and acquisitions; runs the Research Support Grant program and supports the Collection's use by undergraduates; and performs many other duties designed to enhance the MWWC's value to UNE students, to scholars, and to the community.

Throughout its history, the Healy Professor position has been both a full-time, long-term appointment and a visiting professorship, held by the following individuals:

1990-1994 Bradford Dudley Daziel
1995 Sheila Curran Bernad (Visiting)
1996 Karen Kilcup (Visiting)
1997 Janet Varner Gunn (Visiting)
1998 Judith A. McGaw (Visiting)
1999 Margaret Spratt (Visiting)
2000 Susan Goodman (Visiting)
2000-2001 Jonathan Handelman (Visiting)
2001-present Jennifer S. Tuttle
2007-8 Carol Farley Kessler (Acting)