Education
- Ph.D. in English and Women's Studies, Penn State University (2008)
- M.A. in English, Penn State University (2002)
- B.A. in English (History minor), University of Miami (2000)
Awards
Awards, Grants, and Honors (as a faculty member)
- NEH Institute for School Teachers (2017-18), Co-Director with Sean P. Connors.
Award amount: $173,000 for "Remaking Monsters and Heroines: Adapting Classic Literature for Contemporary Audiences" (Institute held June 2018) - Honors College Research Mentor Award, University of Arkansas (2016)
- Provost Faculty Travel Grant, University of Arkansas (2015, 2017)
- Fulbright College Faculty Travel Grant, University of Arkansas (awarded each year 2013-2017)
- Ray White Research Grant, University of Arkansas (awarded each year 2014-2017)
- Ray White Award for Scholarly Publication, University of Arkansas (2015)
- (NASSR) / Romantic Circles Pedagogy Contest (2014)