Dr. Dietrick teaches foundation courses in Arts and Humanities as well as intermediate and advanced literature courses. Partly informed by his stint as a Wall Street stockbroker in the early 90s, Professor Dietrick’s research deals mainly with literary representations of business and economic life. His work has appeared in journals such as American Drama, Twentieth-Century Literature, and the Journal of International Women’s Studies. He is currently at work on a study of economic thinking in American drama since the Depression.

Areas of Expertise include: 
                                     Drama and Performance Theory
                                     American Literature
                                     Literature and Economic Thinking
                                     American Realism and Naturalism