PhD Candidate, Literary Studies
Research Interests
- Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
- Gender and Sexuality
- Women Writers
Research Description
My current project explores images of convents in early feminist literature from 1660-1760.
Education
- MA English Literature, UIUC, 2018
- BA English, Psychology, University of Alabama, 2015
Awards and Honors
- 2020 Peer Essay Prize
- 2020 Ruth Schurman Brookens Graduate Award for Demonstrated Excellence in the Teaching of First-Year Writing
- 2019 English Department Undergraduate Literature Teaching Award
Courses Taught
- ENGL 206: Enlightenment Literature and Culture (Instructor)
- ENGL 115: Intro to British Literature (Instructor)
- ENGL 209: British Literature to 1800 (TA)
- RHET 105: Research and Writing (Instructor)
Additional Campus Affiliations
Chair, ASECS Graduate Student Caucus