M.F.A., Creative Writing Poetry, University of Arkansas 1998
B.A., English/Education, Winthrop University 1991

Teacher Certification in Secondary English

Literacy Issues: Writer’s in the Schools and Community Programs; Appalachian Folk Healing Methods/Traditions; Conjure Tales, Appalachian Melungeon Populations; Mountain Top Removal, and other important environmental issues; “Earth First” programs.

Organizing WITS visits to FKES (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades) and the CHIPPY Center.
Leading “New Books, New Readers” reading circles for Maine Humanities Council.
Dramatic Presentations of Literature at the Fort Kent Public Library
Assisting Tamara Sellman purchase books for victims of Katrina (relatives/neighbors).
Reading to children at FKES
Presenting on poetry/storytelling to education classes.
Assisting Shelia Jans with Pulling Out All the Stops Cultural Workshop.
Assisting UMFK and a local church choir faculty raise money for victims of Katrina
Volunteering to participate in parades
Assisting with Earth Day Celebrations

“Haunt the House…,” 1st Annual Halloween Celebration, Selected Readings
WITS (Writers in the Schools) Workshops. Fort Kent Elementary School, Fort Kent, ME. April-May 2007
Campus and Community – Creative Writing Workshop. UMFK Nadeau Hall Teleconference Room, Fort Kent, ME, April 30 2007.
“To Be or Not To Be…,” 4th Annual Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebration, Selected Readings, Sponsored by the English Program and SAGES, UMFK Bengal’s Lair, Fort Kent, ME, April 25, 2007
A Dramatic Reading of Selections from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series, by Geraldine and Joseph Becker. Fort Kent Public Library, ME, October 27, 2006.
Keynote Speaker. Keynote Address: “A Sense of Place: Reading and Writing in the Real World.” Aroostook Right to Read Conference (Good Books, Good Readers…Naturally), University of Maine at Presque Isle, October 21, 2006
“Magic in the Classroom: Spellbound with Poetry.” Aroostook Right to Read Conference (Good Books, Good Readers…Naturally), University of Maine at Presque Isle, October 21, 2006.
Featured Poetry Reader. Artistree Art Gallery, Fort Kent, ME, October 14, 2006
“Touched by Faith.” Academic Session I: Appalachian Writers Association Conference, Bristol, TN, July 8, 2006.

Geraldine Cannon Becker, Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing published her first book of poetry entitled, Glad Wilderness (Plain View Press, 2008).

In addition she will have an essay published in the spring:

“Enriching Lives,” book title Empowering Women in Literacy: Views from Experience, which is scheduled to be published next year (March, 2009).