Dr. Doug McReynolds has been at Upper Iowa University since 1980.  He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in English at The University of Missouri and his doctorate in creative writing at The University of Denver.  At Upper Iowa, he is responsible for courses in American and African American literatures, cinema, literary criticism, and creative writing.   He is currently serving as Interim Senior Vice President for the Residential Unversity.

A student of Western movies and Midwestern American literature, Dr. McReynolds is the author of some two dozen professional articles published in such journals as The Explicator, Literature/Film Quarterly, Extrapolation and Rocky Mountain Review.  His poems, stories, and personal essays have been published widely.

On campus, "Doc" is highly active with student groups and organizations.  He serves as faculty advisor to the campus newspaper, The Collegian, as well as to the predominantly African American fraternity Alpha Nu Omega and its sister organization, Phi Beta Delta.  He has been named "Advisor of the Year" three times; in 1996 he was honored by the University for his "outstanding contribution to clubs and organizations."  He regularly takes a class of students to England, Spain, or Italy during Upper Iowa's Interim.

At home, Dr. McReynolds enjoys cooking, gardening, wine collecting, early rock 'n' roll music, photography, and his 1971 Triumph 650cc motorcycle.  He has won several medals in Master's swimming competition.

Fall 1 2008 Office Hours: by appointment only