Dr. Ray B. Zimmerman, Ph.D.

Dr. Ray Zimmerman was born in London, England in 1962, emigrated to the U.S. in 1984, and received a doctorate in English Literature from UC Irvine in 1994. His doctoral work focused on representations of masculinity, militarism, domestic violence, and institutional racism in 20th century American literature.

He joined Saddleback College in August, 2009. His responsibilities include teaching Literature, English Composition, and Honors classes. He is co-Chair of Saddleback's Equity and Diversity Committee and a member of the President's Equity and Inclusion Council.

Prior to joining Saddleback College, he taught English Composition and British and American Literature at UC Irvine where he was a Course Director for developmental and freshman writing classes. He has also taught contemporary British Literature in UC Irvine's Summer M.A. In English Program.

In his spare time, Ray volunteers with numerous Orange County organizations devoted to race unity, gender equality, and inter-religious understanding. He serves as a member of the the OC Sheriff's Interfaith Advisory Council and an advisory board member for Chapman University's Interfaith Center. He lives in the city of Orange, CA with his wife, Becky Bourgeois.

Honors and Awards:

• NAACP Citizen of Distinction Award for Education, 2004
• Mid-America American Studies Association Stone-Suderman Award, Best Essay in American Studies in 1999, for “Gruntspeak: Masculinity, Monstrosity and Discourse in Hasford’s The Short-Timers,” 2000

Research Interests:

• Composition Pedagogy
• 20th & 21st Century British and American Literature
• Classical Mythology
• Literary and Critical Theory
• Gender Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Postcolonial Theory
• Trauma Theory
• Humanities
• Multiculturalism