Matt Driscoll
Matt Driscoll has been a lecturer in the Department of English since 2016, and today he teaches first-year writing and sustainability with a focus on environmental justice issues. Since his doctoral studies at the University of Utah, Matt’s professional interests have focused on thinking and writing about place and environment, specifically within a regional context. He, his wife Racquele (Rocks), and his dog Quoia currently live in Santa Cruz, but prior to their move to the coast, they lived for a decade under the coast redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains. They lived in the San Lorenzo Valley (Felton) during the 2020 CZU wildfire. Matt finds inspiration and healing in the regenerating landscapes he has come to know and hopes in his work to nurture in his students a deep care for place.