Courses:

• ENG 201 Intermediate Composition
• ENG 201H Intermediate Composition (Honor's Program)
• ENG 321 Representing Human Rights in Art, Literature and Film
• ENG 323 Fantasy and Science Fiction
• ENG 329 African-American Literature
• ENG 333 Literatures of Non-Western Cultures
• ENG 656 Figures of the Imagination:  Science, Gender & Nation in 20th Century Literature of the Americas

Areas of Interest and Expertise:

• Literature of the Americas (North, South, and Inter-American literatures from the colonial period to the present)
• Twentieth-century Comparative Literature and World Literature
• Feminist Theory, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Queer Theory, Critical Race Theory, Science Studies, and Cultural Studies
• Genre Theory, Literary Theory, and Political Philosophy
• Ethics and Human Rights

Degrees:

• Ph.D. Comparative Literature and Women's Studies, Penn State University (2009)
• M.A. Comparative Literature, Penn State University (2004)
• B.S. Spanish Language and Literature, double major in Accounting, Nazareth College of Rochester (2001)

Professional Organizations:

• American Comparative Literature Association
• Latin American Studies Association
• Modern Language Association
• National Women's Studies Association
• Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts