Doreen Miller

Senior Lecturer

Education

• B.A. in German, UMass/Amherst
• Master's in ESL, UMass/Boston

Teaching Experience

• Germany, 1979-1981
• Vietnamese community program, 1988-1990
• Asian American Civic Association, 1989-1993
• Kit Clark ESL services to Haitians and Hispanic seniors, 1992-1994
• BU, CELOP, 1992-present

Teaching/Research Interests

• My fascination lies with creative writing. I am especially interested in the religious and philosophical tenets which underlie and support various cultures, including Asian, Indian, European, and Celtic cultures. I am an avid reader of philosophical texts.

Experience Abroad

• Lived, studied, taught and worked in Germany, 1976-1982
• Traveled to and experienced the cultures of France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Greece and Tunisia

Languages

• Fluent in German
• Some knowledge of Spanish and French

Related/Other Experience

• Journalist for yellowtimes.org from 2002-2003.
• I am accustomed to working with a wide range of age and ethnic groups. I also volunteer at two senior centers in Dorchester providing uplifting entertainment through my music. (I am a pianist and an organist.) These centers service different ethnic and racial groups such as the Vietnamese, Haitians, Cape Verdeans, Hispanics, Afro-Americans and whites. A percentage of the clients includes Alzheimer patients as well.
• I was the assistant organist at Holy Trinity German Church in Boston, from 1994-2008.
• I have been writing poetry for years and have begun to write more philosophical essays as well.

Office room number: EOP 256

Phone: (617) 353-7954

E-mail: doreenm@bu.edu