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Camilla Mortensen

Pro Tem Instructor
Phone: 541-346-3561
Office:
City: Eugene

Biography

Camilla Mortensen is editor in chief of Eugene Weekly, and in addition to the University of Oregon, teaches writing and journalism at Lane Community College. She taught folklore and literature at the University of Wisconsin Madison before turning her hand to thesaurus writing at the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. She is an avid equestrian and currently coaches the English riders of the UO Club Sports Equestrian Team.

Education

  • BA, Folklore Studies, New College of Florida
  • MA Folklore and Mythology, UCLA
  • Ph.D. Comparative Literature, University of Oregon