About Dr. Lorianne DiSabato
Borrowing a phrase from writer Annie Dillard, Lorianne often describes herself as “spiritually promiscuous.” Raised Catholic, Lorianne was “born again” as an undergraduate student in Toledo, Ohio; soon afterward, she taught herself how to meditate at an evangelical Bible camp. After graduating and spending a year as a Catholic campus minister, Lorianne moved to Boston, where she received her M.A. in English literature from Boston College and took Zen Buddhist precepts through the international Kwan Um School of Zen.
After completing PhD coursework at Northeastern University and living for two and a half years as a residential student at the Cambridge Zen Center, Lorianne moved to New Hampshire, where she is an English instructor at Keene State College and teaches online writing and literature courses through Southern New Hampshire University. In the spring of 2004, Lorianne received her doctorate in English literature from Northeastern University, where she completed a PhD dissertation on spirituality of place in 19th and 20th century nature writing.
In addition to her work as a college instructor and Zen teacher, Lorianne works as a creativity & dissertation coach, sharing her organizational expertise, motivational skills, and experience as a writer with students, writers, and other creative individuals struggling with daunting projects. A self-described “nature nut,” Lorianne enjoys hiking, birding, and amateur botanical studies. A long-time journal-keeper, she also likes to write short essays, including her weblog, Hoarded Ordinaries. Lorianne currently divides her days between Keene, NH and Newton, MA with her dog, Reggie.
