Maurice O'Sullivan, Kenneth Curry Professor of English at Rollins College, is also co-director of the Florida Center for Shakespeare Studies and co-director of the Drey Summer Shakespeare Institute and has served a Chair of the English Department and Chair of the Humanities Division. The 2006 President of the College English Association, he has written extensively on literature, Florida, popular culture, Shakespeare, religion, education, and current events.

His study of English translations of the Book of Job, titled The Books of Job, will be published in the spring of 2007; and he has received a grant from the English Speaking Union to produce a film on King Lear during the summer of 2007.

In addition to his teaching and research at Rollins, Professor O'Sullivan has offered workshops and teacher institutes for many organizations, including the Great Lakes College Association, the English Speaking Union, and the Florida Humanities Council.  He also lectures widely on topics ranging from Shakespeare, British Art, and Irish Culture to Florida Studies, mystery novels, and film.