About

Caren S. Neile, Ph.D., MFA, taught storytelling studies for the School of Communication & Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic University for over two decades. A performance storyteller, she has worked in seven countries, including as a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Austria and Israel, and as a visiting professor in Poland. 

         Dr. Neile co-produces and co-hosts The Public Storyteller segment on South Florida public radio WLRN, as well as numerous local storytelling events. She is a former Peace Corps volunteer, former chair of the National Storytelling Network, a member of the Florida Humanities Speakers Bureau, and a former Board member of the Florida Storytelling Association, as well as a faculty affiliate of the Peace, Justice and Human Rights Initiative at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Neile has also produced features for WPIX-TV Independent Network News in New York and edited magazines for Globe Communications in Boca Raton, Florida.

         A co-founder of the academic journal Storytelling, Self, Society (Wayne State University), Dr. Neile has published widely, including a chapter in the Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folk Life Studies, the book Florida Lore (History Press) and a bi-weekly storytelling column for the Florida Jewish Journal. Her newest book is Featuring Florida (History Press).

         Dr. Neile holds degrees from Columbia University (BA), the Jewish Theological Seminary (BA), Florida International University (MFA) and Florida Atlantic University (PhD).