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Faculty Profile

Daniel Edmund O'Sullivan

Modern Languages
Chair and Professor of Modern Languages
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C107 Bondurant
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-7298
dosulliv@olemiss.edu
Joined UM: July 2, 2002

Areas of Expertise

  • ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION
  • ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL AND MODERN HERMENEUTICS
  • FRANCE
  • HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
  • HISTORY OF MUSIC
  • LINGUISTICS
  • LITERATURE
  • MANUSCRIPT STUDIES
  • MEDIEVAL FRENCH AND OCCITAN LITERATURE
  • MEDIEVAL SONG
  • STUDY ABROAD

Brief Bio

Daniel E. O'Sullivan is Professor of French and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages. He received his Ph.D. from Boston College in 2000 and joined the faculty in 2002. Dr. O'Sullivan has written, edited, or co-edited several books and numerous articles on medieval French and Occitan language, literature, and music. The College of Liberal Arts Teacher of the Year and a Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year in 2008, he regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, directs undergraduate and MA theses, and is part of the HON 101/102 team for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. He is also passionate about cooking and holds black belts in various martial arts.

Degrees

BA
French
College of the Holy Cross (1992)
MA
French
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (1994)
PhD
Romantic Languages
Boston College (2000)

Committee Memberships

Arabic Lang Prog - Summer Intensive
UG Application Selection Committee
CLA-Course Substitution Committee
Ad Hoc Committee
CLA-Distinguished Prof. Advisory Comm.
Ad Hoc Committee
Chinese Language Flagship Program
UG Application Selection Committee
Honors - Honors Task Force
Task Force
Modern Languages - German Committee
UG Application Selection Committee
Modern Languages - Japanese Committee
UG Application Selection Committee
Modern Languages - Russian Committee
UG Application Selection Committee
Residential College
UG Application Selection Committee

Awards

College of Liberal Arts - Outstanding Teacher of the Year
2008
University of Mississippi Humanities Teacher of the Year
2008
Faculty Achievement Award
2017