Office Hours
By appointment via Zoom
Education
PhD, Auburn University, 2008 (English)
MA, Auburn University, 2000 (English)
BA, Southeastern Louisiana University, 1997 (Government/International Relations)
About Me
Honors and Awards
2014-2015 – Auburn University, Department of English – Instructor Teaching Award
Dissertation Writing Fellowship, Auburn University, Department of English, 2006
Finalist–Graduate Teaching Award, Auburn University, Department of English, 2006
Defoe Research Fellowship, Auburn University, Department of English, 2005
Phillpot-Stevens Fellowship for Research in London, Auburn University, 2004
Dissertation Research Grant, Auburn University, Graduate School, 2004
Collaborative or Interdisciplinary Work
My interdisciplinary work includes team-teaching in Auburn University’s Academic Sustainability Program and exploring relationships among literature, history, gender, culture and sustainability. I have also contributed to initiatives connecting the literary and performing arts with education, accessibility and community engagement.
Research Interests
World literature, particularly questions of gender, identity, power, agency, cultural context and sustainability
Courses Taught
English Composition I and II, American Literature after 1865, British Literature after 1789, World Literature before 1600, World Literature after 1699, Honors World Literature I, Honors English Composition II, Women’s Studies Capstone Course: Introduction to Feminist Theory, and Introduction to Sustainability.