Headshot of Shannon Cosgrove-Rucker
she/her/hers
Adjunct Lecturer
Minnesota English Language Program

Shannon was raised in Fargo, North Dakota, and has lived in the Twin Cities for over 30 years. She earned her BA in English at Hamline University in Saint Paul and her MA in English as a Second Language at the University of Minnesota. In addition to MELP, Shannon has taught ESL at Augsburg University in Minneapolis. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, and they have three kids. In her spare time, Shannon likes to read, do crossword puzzles and other word games, do counted cross-stitch and go on long walks with her dog, Daphne.