Dr. Michael Walters

Queens native Michael Walters grew up in Rockaway, NJ, and now lives in Jersey City, just over the river from New York City. After graduating from Rutgers University with a B.A. in Spanish, Michael went to graduate school for Journalism at New York University, attaining an M.A. in 1998, after which he enjoyed a short, yet prolific career in Hudson County journalism. After transitioning into education, the English-Spanish bilingual began a trek toward a doctorate at Drew University in 2003. In 2006 he co-wrote the manual Starting and Finishing the Paper, with Raritan Valley Community College Prof. Ellen Diehl-Matto. In 2017, he completed the doctoral journey, with On Quests for Independence -- Evolutions of Ireland, Haiti, and Colonialism, which compares the histories of two island regions adversely affected by colonialism and how each has endured harsh realities, subsequently evolving.

From 2016 to 2020, Dr. Walters' work appeared twice in the humanist journal The Human Prosect, first with "On Overcoming Colonialism -- a Dual Case Study," and next with "On Slavery, Historical Continuity, and Justice." Michael has been teaching English and math simultaneously at two different New Jersey colleges since 2008. Dr. Walters' academic presentation topics have included Irish nationalist pioneer Wolfe Tone, Haiti's relationship to the Dominican Republic, Haiti's relationship to the United States, and how to implement tactics contained in his first book, to help college students.

American Impasse, inspired collectively by Donald Trump's 2016 victory, attempts to eliminate Covid, and Dr. Walters' postcolonial studies background, is his first novel.