Expertise

Research Interests

  • Early modern literature and culture; early modern queenship; Shakespeare; Elizabeth I; visual culture; material culture; cultural studies; women's and gender studies

She specializes in early modern literature and culture, particularly Shakespeare, Elizabeth I, and women writers  

Below are my current and recent research projects.

  • Written in Thread: Needlework and Gender in Early Modern England and Europe
  • A Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Modern Englishwomen 1500-1650: Exemplary Lives and Memorable Acts
  • Creating the Pre-Modern in the Post-Modern Classroom
  • Queens Matter in Early Modern Studies
Communities
Women's Studies, English
Degrees
PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, English Literature, 2007
MA, University of Illinois at Chicago, English Literature, 2000
BA, University of Illinois at Chicago, Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1994
Keywords
english language or literature