I’m a visiting Assistant Professor of English at the University of Connecticut, Avery Point. My work focuses on early modern English literature, ecocriticism, space, posthumanisms, and writing and rhetoric. In addition, I enjoy designing websites, digital and print posters, and other digital interfaces. You can find my CV here.

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Hello! I’m Kirsten, a visiting assistant professor of English at the University of Connecticut, Avery Point.

Academic Interests

Education

Ph.D. in English Literature, designated emphasis in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies
(2019-2025)
University of California, Davis
Tentative Dissertation Title: Sententious Figures: Early Modern English Poesy in Liminal Space
Awarded the Allen G. Marr Prize for best dissertation
Dissertation Committee: Dr. Tiffany Jo Werth (advisor), Dr. Fran Dolan, and Dr. Elizabeth Carolyn Miller

MA in English Literature, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Concentration
(2018-2019)
University of Victoria, BC
Thesis: “Wretched man, wretched tree”: Fradubio’s (in)humanity in Spenser’s The Faerie Queene
Advisor: Dr. Gary Kuchar

BA in English Literature and Anthropology, minor in Environmental Studies
(2013 – 2017)
Magna Cum Laude

Professional Organizations