Richard McDonald

Faculty Member

Professor Rick McDonald

Biography

Rick McDonald is a professor in the Department of English & Literature at UVU. He started at UVSC in 1998. He specializes in teaching early British literature, literary theory, and composition classes.

Education

PhD, University of South Florida, 1997

Major: Medieval Literature

MA, University of South Florida, 1993

Major: English Literature

MA, University of Florida, 1989

Major: Secondary Education (English)

BA, University of Florida, 1988

Major: English Literature

Teaching

HONR 2000

Ancient Legacies, Spring 2025

HONR 2000

Ancient Legacies, Spring 2025

ENGL 2850

Literary History I, Spring 2025

ENGL 3610

Medieval Literature, Spring 2025

Presentations

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Scholarly/Creative Works

McDonald, Rick , Lambdin, Robert , Lambdin, Laura , "'And Very Good Lists They Were': Select Critical Readings of Jane Austen's Emma. in A Companion to Jane Austen Studies" . Westport: CT: Greenwood Publishing.
McDonald, Rick , Lambdin, Robert , Lambdin, Laura , " Chronicles and Annals. Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature. " . Westport: CT: Greenwood Publishing.
McDonald, Rick , Lambdin, Robert , Lambdin, Laura , "Layamon in Arthurian Writers_ A Biblographic Encylopedia" . Westport: : Greenwood Publishing.
McDonald, Rick , Lambdin, Robert , Lambdin, Laura , "The Epic Genre and Medieval Epics in A Companion to Old and Middle English Literature" . Westport: CT: Greenwood Publishing.
McDonald, Rick , Lambdin, Robert , Lambdin, Laura , "The Reve Was a Sclendre Colerik Man. in Chaucer's Pilgrims_ An Historical Guide to the Pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales" . Westport: CT: Greenwood Publishing.
McDonald, Rick , "Animal Trials_ Intentionality and Justice in Medieval Law" . Proceedings of the sixth annual Utah Valley State College Conference by Faculty.

Awards

Faculty Excellence Award

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences - March 01, 2006

College award for Teaching, Scholarship, and Serivice Excellence-1 award for the 100+ full-time faculty in HASS.

Trustees Award for Service

Board of Trustees - May 01, 2004

Board of Trustees award for distinguished service to the college.

Faculty Excellence Award (Teacher of the Year)

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences - March 01, 2003

Award for excellence in Teaching Scholarship and Service in the School of HASS.

Deans Scholarship Award

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences - May 01, 2002

Scholarly Award given to one Professor each year for distinguished publication. Earned for my web publication the Wandererweb which earned distinction from the Online Medieval Resource Project.