At Alabama, my primary teaching occurs at the graduate level as part of the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies. My teaching interests and offerings include Shakespeare, Tudor and Stuart Drama, seventeenth-century literature, early modern women's writing, and feminist theory.
I also direct graduate students in both the Strode MA and the PhD programs and serve on a range of student committees. For a complete listing of the courses I've taught (both at Alabama and, previously, at UNCG and Fordham) and the graduate committees I've chaired (or on which I've served), please see my CV.
I also direct graduate students in both the Strode MA and the PhD programs and serve on a range of student committees. For a complete listing of the courses I've taught (both at Alabama and, previously, at UNCG and Fordham) and the graduate committees I've chaired (or on which I've served), please see my CV.
Sample Syllabi: Recent Courses
EN665: Early Modern Drama and the Politics of Space (Fall 2016)
EN669: The Strode Seminar: Theatrical Economies in Early Modern England (Spring 2018)
EN537: Introduction to Graduate Studies (Fall 2019)
EN669: The Strode Seminar: Early Modern Women's Writing (Spring 2020)
EN667: Shakespeare in Performance Practicum, co-taught with Steve Burch (Spring 2021)
EN669: The Strode Seminar: Forms of Embodiment in Early Modern City Comedy (Spring 2022)
EN669: The Strode Seminar: Theatrical Economies in Early Modern England (Spring 2018)
EN537: Introduction to Graduate Studies (Fall 2019)
EN669: The Strode Seminar: Early Modern Women's Writing (Spring 2020)
EN667: Shakespeare in Performance Practicum, co-taught with Steve Burch (Spring 2021)
EN669: The Strode Seminar: Forms of Embodiment in Early Modern City Comedy (Spring 2022)
Recent PhD Supervision
- Will Ramsay, "Ben Jonson and the Four Emotions." PhD, English, University of Alabama, 2022. Currently: Visiting Assistant Professor at Deep Springs College in California.
- Jess Hamlet, “Shakespeare, Race, and Adaptation in Times of Unrest, 1601-1888.” PhD, English, University of Alabama, 2021. Winner: English Department Outstanding Dissertation Award and College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Dissertation Award. Currently: Assistant Professor of English (tenure-track) at Alvernia University.
- Matthew Smith, “The Rhetoric of Rank in Early Modern Drama from 1590 to 1642.” PhD, English, University of Alabama, 2021. Currently: Project Management Consulting- Experienced Associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- Mark Hulse, “The Early Plays of Shakespeare: Chronology, Authorship, and Intertextuality.” PhD, English, University of Alabama, 2020. Winner: English Department Outstanding Dissertation Award and College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Dissertation Award. Currently: Adjunct Instructor at Jackson College (Michigan).
- Lilly Berberyan, “(Dis)obedient Wives: Representations of Gendered Agency in Early Modern City Comedy.” PhD, English, UNCG, 2017. Winner: English Department Outstanding Dissertation Award. Currently: Assistant Professor of English (tenure-track) at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
- Lauren Shook, “Embodied Female Authorship in Early Modern English Literature,” PhD, English, UNCG, 2015. Currently: Assistant Professor of English (tenure-track) at Texas Lutheran University.
- Christina Romanelli, “Sacred Heresies: The Harrowing of Hell in Early Modern English Literature.” PhD, English, UNCG, 2014. Currently: Director of the Student Success Center at Meredith College (permanent position).
- Kimberly Reigle, “Defensive Virginity from Spenser to Milton.” PhD, English, UNCG, 2010. Currently: Associate Professor (with tenure) at Mars Hill College.