As we start this Fall term, the 51在线鈥檚 Department of English is immensely proud to highlight and celebrate our accomplished, award-winning faculty and students for the Spring 2023 term.
Faculty Publications
Kristin Allukian
- ---. Slavery, Capitalism, and Women鈥檚 Literature: Economic Insights of American Women Writers, 1852-1869. University of Georgia Press, 2023.
- ---. 鈥淲oven Whiteness in Lucy Larcom鈥檚 鈥榃eaving.鈥欌�� Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers, 40.2 (December 2023).
Gary Lemons
- --- and C. Cheryl Rodriguez, eds. The Power and Freedom of Black Feminist and Womanist Pedagogy: Still Woke. Lexington Books, 2023.
Sharon Pinson
- ---. "Fauci's Done," Gyroscope Review, vol. 23, no. 1, Winter 2023.
- ---. "Lab Results Friday Evening After Five," Hole in The Head Review, vol. 4, no.1, February 2023.
Susan Mooney
- ---. The Making and Mirroring of Masculine Subjectivities: Gender, Affect, and Ethics in Modern World Narratives. Palgrave, 2022.
Heather Sellers
- 鈥淲ho Are You?鈥� Notes and Records, The Royal Society of England, special issue on face blindness. December 2022.
- "After the Streets Flooded" SWWIM online December 2022.
- "Inside Out" Bennington Review Forthcoming.
Lisa Starks
- ---. 鈥淟evinas鈥檚 Humanism of the Other and King Lear.鈥� Levinas Studies: An Annual Review. 16 (2022): 75 鈥� 92.
- ---. 鈥淭ransmisogyny in Popular Culture, Feminisms, and Shakespeare Studies.鈥� Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation. Special Issue: Shakespeare Performance through a Trans Lens. 14.2 (2023): 23 - 43.
Faculty Accomplishments
Kristin Allukian
- Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award
- Junior Faculty Excellence Award
- USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy
Renuka Karunaratne
- Presented: 鈥淐ulturally Responsive Teaching in a Virtual Classroom,鈥� TESOL International Convention, 23 March, 2023, Portland, Oregon.
Adam Phillips
- Presented: 鈥淲hat to Expect When You鈥檙e Expecting . . .To Graduate,鈥� Conference on College Composition and Communication, Feb. 2023, Portland, Oregon
Lisa Starks
- Participated in Seminar: 鈥淪hakespeare on Broadway.鈥� Shakespeare Association of America Annual Meeting, 29 March 鈥� 1 April, 2023, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Heather Sellers
- 2023 Recipient of the Bronze Medal in Poetry, 51在线 State Book Awards, Field Notes from the Flood Zone
Mentorship Program Awards
Hal Dietrich
- Engaging the Humanities Mentor Program Leadership Award
Ariana Matondo
- Outstanding Mentee Nominated by a Mentor
Andrea Rinard
- Engaging the Humanities Mentor Program Leadership Award
Alyssa Sotelo
- Outstanding Mentor Nominated by a Mentee
Graduate Scholarships and Awards
Brittani Allen
- Irvin Deer Memorial Scholarship
Rebecca Arrowsmith
- Estelle J. Zbar Award for Teaching and Academic Excellence in English
Kelci Barton
- EGSA Co-President
Justiss Burry
- Joseph Bentley Teaching Scholarship
Peter Fields
- EGSA Co-President
Mark-Elliot Finley
- Jack B. Moore Memorial Scholarship
Jessica Griffith
- Alice Hearne Award Scholarship for Outstanding Doctoral Candidate
Nicole Musselman
- John and Dorothy Iorio Award Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Student in Literature
Andrea Rinard
- Excellence in Teaching Award
- Irving & Mollie Rubin Award Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Student
Zabrina Shkurti
- The Carolyn L. Cooley Graduate Award Scholarship in American Literature
English Honors Program Graduates
| Marley Burwell | Alexis McDonald |
| Dane Clarke | Elixia Otero |
| Emma Frank | Janis Perez |
| Jenna Gatley | Isabella Rabadi |
| Anna Khoury | Kelly Salute |
| Serene Masri | Vivianne Vincenty |
Outstanding English Honor Students
- Emma Frank
- Jenna Gatley
Phi Beta Kappa
- Ashlee Torres
Sigma Tau Delta
| Emma Grace Atherton | Jennifer Loforte |
| Haley Caholo | Lily Meagher |
| Alexandra Damiano | Caroline Pope |
| Samantha Devito | Lauren Schoeneman |
| Jared Lamanati | Micayla Valentine |
Undergraduate PTC Scholarships
Stephanie Balgobind
- Charles F. Brooks Award for Excellence in Technical Writing
Undergraduate Awards and Scholarships
Anna Khoury
- James Parrish Award for Outstanding English Student
Ivelina Kirilova
- Erik Miller Memorial Scholarship
Serene Masri
- Dorothy and Esther Newman Award
Thread 鈥� Recognition of Editorial Excellence
Co-Editors in Chief
- Anna Khoury
- Audra Nikolajski
Editors
| Jackson Cross | Ben Pinkard |
| Austin Hatch | Snezana Trendova |
| Ariadne Herrera | Erin Vogel |
| Robin Konger |
Creative Writing Scholarships and Awards
Jess Gallerie
- Anspaugh Science Fiction Award
Destiny Howell
- Ann & Edgar Hirshberg Award for Graduate Achievement in Creative Writing
Kayla Kavanagh
- Anspaugh Fiction Award
- Estelle J. Zbar Poetry Award
Ariana Matondo
- Bettye Newman Poetry Award
- Thomas E. Sanders Scholarship in Creative Writing