Cortney Barko Office: Reavis Hall, Room 103
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 1-2pm
Phone: (815) 753-1038
Email: cbarko1@niu.edu
Cortney is writing her dissertation for her Ph.D. in English at NIU. Her dissertation investigates contemporary historical fiction about the lives and work of women painters. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English from Purdue University Calumet. Cortney has been teaching composition and literature courses at NIU for the past five years, during which time she earned graduate certificates in Women’s Studies and Museum Studies. She is looking forward to working in the Women’s Studies program this year.