Patricia Friedrich

Patricia Friedrich is a Professor at Arizona State University, having received her Ph.D. from Purdue University. She teaches courses in composition, linguistics, peace, and culture. She writes about the intersection of these areas. Her non-fiction work has appeared in eight books—including Language, Negotiation and Peace: the use of English in conflict resolution (2007), Teaching Academic Writing (ed. 2009), Nonkilling Linguistics: practical applications (ed. 2012), The Literary and Linguistic Construction of OCD (2015), The Sociolinguistics of Digital Englishes (2016), and English for Diplomatic Purposes (ed. 2016)— and in over 40 book chapters and journal articles in such publications as Harvard Business Review, International Multilingual Research Journal, and World Englishes. Her fiction has been published in several literary magazines including Eclectic Flash, The Linnet's Wings, and Birkensnake, as well as in the anthology Flash in the Attic. Her novel The Art of Always was awarded first place at a regional RWA competition and was published in 2022 by The Wild Rose Press. She is also an author of romance under the pseudonym Eliza Emmett. All the Parts of Your Soul, her next novel (with Jen Jensen), is forthcoming. She lives in Arizona.