Communication Experience

  • Writer and published author

  • Merre Larkin: https://medium.com/@merrelarkin

  • Analyzing Literature-to-Film Adaptations: A Novelist’s Exploration and Guide

  • The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies (Chapter 6)

  • Authors Guild member

  • English professor

  • Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA - taught writing and literature courses: Literary Analysis, Poetry, Short Fiction, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Memoir Writing, Science Writing, Literature and Film, British Romantic Literature, Women’s Literature

  • Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA - taught reading and writing development, composition, and critical thinking courses - online and in person

  • Mental health counselor

  • Residential counselor - worked with women released from state prisons in California at a residential program on Treasure Island

  • Clinical counselor - worked with women at a residential program for substance use and mental health disorders in Oakland

  • Therapeutic behavioral specialist - worked with children and families in Contra Costa County, CA

  • Case manager - worked at a day center for homeless women on the Central Coast

  • Education

  • BS in Chemical Engineering, BA in Sociology: Bucknell University

  • MA in English: Bucknell University

  • Currently working towards AA in Creative Writing at local community college on Central Coast

  • Certifications

  • Professional Life Coach, Transformation Academy

  • Life Coach, IAPCC

  • Life Coaching, The Academy of Modern Applied Psychology