Linda Alcott is an Associate Professor Emerita of French, CT, at the University of Colorado Denver, having taught courses in French and Francophone language, literature and culture from 1993 to 2023. She specializes in the works of the 18^th century writer, Françoise de Graffigny, the writings of Francophone authors of the Caribbean and, in particular, of Haitian women writers. She has been the recipient of both the College of Liberal Arts Teaching Excellence Award and the University of Colorado Campus Wide Teaching Award (NTTF).  She was awarded the UC Denver NTTF Development Grant for her project work on Voices of Haiti and the Caribbean.

During her tenure at UC Denver, Alcott created 11 new courses for the French/Francophone curriculum, introducing the diversity of the French speaking countries from around the world into the program.  She served 14 years as the on-site Director of the Amiens, France, Study Abroad Summer Program and implemented the inauguration on campus of the French National Honor Society, Pi Delta Phi, serving as the Chapter Moderator for 10 years.  Additional contributions included serving as director for 17 Honors’ Thesis projects and multiple-year faculty appointments on various CLAS Faculty committees.  She also has been the invited guest speaker for several Alliance Française of Denver cultural presentations which focused on her research on writers of the Caribbean, including an in-person interview with award winning Haitian author, Kettly Mars.

Alcott’s scholarly and research activities include published articles in the Women in French Special Volume series and numerous book reviews published in the French Review, along with a book translation published by Columbia University Press.  Her 18 literary conference paper presentations have been presented at regional, national as well as international conferences.  Her ongoing research interests concern the writings currently emerging from Haiti, especially authored by women, who are seeking to paint the portrait of the lawless gang related violence and chaos rampant in the country today.