Associate Professor of Communication
Dr. Tronsen has always been good at school, so becoming a teacher and, eventually, a professor made lots of sense. She always thought bio’s should be linear — connecting the dots, one after another, something like a road map following a logical course over the landscape. In Dr. Tronsen’s case, it’s more like a connect-the-dots picture, eventually producing a duck or galaxy of stars, or more appropriately, a giant book. This does not lend itself to an easy, straight-forward bio tale.
Dr. Tronsen got married after high school, and went back to college as an adult with children. She has a variety of work experience including public school teaching. She taught at Moody for five and a half years, until that row of dots lead to a different direction (go GNU!). She loves writing, literature, and seeing what God will do next.
Dr. Tronsen is married to her life-long sweetheart, Dale. She has three grown children, five grandchildren, and two dogs, Ladybug and Harley. Her hobbies include reading, writing fiction, walking, gardening (so wonderful when it is done!), remodeling things with her husband, teaching Bible study, and traveling.
Education and Experience
• Ph.D. in English, Rhetoric and Composition from Washington State University, 2005
• M.A. in English, Rhetoric and Composition from Washington State University, 1998
• B.A. in English from California Baptist College, 1992