▁was ▁born ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁in ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Ber keley . ▁She ▁graduated ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley , ▁ear ning ▁degrees ▁in ▁L ingu istics ▁( B . A ) ▁and ▁English ▁( M . A .). ▁She ▁also ▁earned ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Library ▁Science ▁( M . A ) ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Arizona . ▁She ▁completed ▁a ▁certificate ▁in ▁Museum ▁Studies . ▁Her ▁Ph . D . ▁( English ) ▁was ▁completed ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁Hall ie ▁Ford ▁Chair ▁in ▁Creative ▁Writing ▁at ▁Will am ette ▁University . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁G ould ▁completed ▁a ▁res iden cy ▁for ▁Ind igen ous ▁Writ ers ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Research in ▁Santa ▁Fe , ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁music ian ▁who ▁plays ▁guitar ▁and ▁accord ion . ▁Her ▁les bian ▁identity ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁prominent ▁theme ▁of ▁her ▁work . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁G ould ▁taught ▁at ▁over ▁ 1 3 ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁English , ▁Creative ▁Writing , ▁Native ▁American ▁Studies ▁and ▁Women ' s ▁Studies , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Hall ie ▁Ford ▁Chair ▁of ▁Creative ▁Writing ▁at ▁Will am ette ▁University . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁death , ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁in ▁Women ' s ▁and ▁Eth nic ▁Studies , ▁and