Patricia E. Ackerman graduated from Marymount College in 1975 with a bachelor of arts degree in English, as a first-generation college student. She later earned a master of arts in...view morePatricia E. Ackerman graduated from Marymount College in 1975 with a bachelor of arts degree in English, as a first-generation college student. She later earned a master of arts in liberal studies from Forth Hays State University and a PhD in curriculum and instruction from Kansas State University. She works as a professor of language arts at Kansas State University and as a published freelance writer.view less