I am a Marion L. Brittain postdoctoral fellow in the Writing Communication Program at Georgia Institute of Technology. I earned my Ph.D. in English literature at the University of Florida where I specialized in children’s literature and critical disability studies. My dissertation, Disability and the Maturation Plot: Coming of Age for the Disabled Child Protagonist, explores how children’s authors emplot maturation around disability, often positioning disability as a catalyzing experience for individual growth. I examine disability and critique ability privileging in Anglophone children’s literature from the Victorian era into the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in a wide range of children’s fiction and life writing from British, American, and Australian literary traditions. ​My other research areas include Francophone children’s literature, boyhood studies, and the Robinsonade tradition (castaway novels.)

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I hold an M.A. from the University of Florida in English and a B.A. in English and French literature from Bryn Mawr College. I also have experience working in public and university libraries, translation, and early and primary education settings.

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My research in critical disability studies informs my pedagogical approach which is responsive to the needs of varied learning styles and neurotypes. Transparency about expectations, universal accessibility, and a commitment to hearing from every student both in person and in online discussions promote this collaborative spirit. My background in translation informs the ways I teach diverse texts and authors, emphasizing the linguistic and cultural experimentation inherent in translated texts. I enjoy working with students to create a learning environment that promotes intellectual curiosity and equity.

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​Preferred pronouns: she/her