Born in Johnstown, Kathleen George is a professor of theatre at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her doctorate in theatre and master of fine art from Pitt. Prior to joining the Pitt faculty, she taught theatre at Carlow College. She published her latest novel Aftermath on December 12, 2008. She is the author of Taken and Fallen, and a short story collection, The Man in the Buick. Dr. George has been granted fellowships at artists' colonies, including the VCCA and MacDowell. Her short fiction has appeared in journals and magazines including Mademoiselle, Cimarron Review, North American Review, New Letters, and Alaska Quarterly Review. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and one story was listed among the Distinguished in Best American Short Stories. She is married to writer Hilary Masters.