Christy Hallberg joined the ECU faculty in 2000. Her research interests include the integration of musical rhythms in fiction and the use of root work and hoodoo in literature. Her work has appeared in such publications as North Carolina Literary Review, Pitkin Critical Arts Review, and Mainstreet Rag.

Degrees
B.S. East Carolina University 
M.A. East Carolina University
M.F.A. Goddard College

Primary Areas of Research/Teaching
Southern Literature
African American Literature
Pop Culture in Fiction
Post-WWII American Fiction
Fiction Writing

Courses Taught
3880: Writing for Business & Industry
3850: Intro to Fiction Writing
3420: The Short Story
1200: Composition
1100: Composition
1000: Appreciating Literature