Joanne Mulcahy

Joanne B. Mulcahy has taught at the Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis & Clark College for thirty years. As director of the Oregon Folklife Program from 1988-1991, she documented stories and vernacular arts in many Oregon communities. She has published essays in numerous journals and anthologies, including These United States and The Stories that Shape Us: Contemporary Women Write about the West. She is the author of Birth and Rebirth on an Alaskan Island, Writing Abroad: A Guide for Travelers (with Peter Chilson), and Remedios: The Healing Life of Eva Castellanoz.