About

I hold a doctorate in English Literature from Oxford University and have taught literature, criticism, and literary theory for Oxford since 2002. Now based on Cape Cod in the USA, I teach exclusively online as Departmental Tutor at Oxford University Lifelong Learning. In that department, I also hold the roles of Supervisory Tutor, overseeing Oxford’s online flexible courses in literature and creative writing, and Assessor in English for Oxford’s Certificate of Higher Education. I have published articles and book chapters on twentieth-century and contemporary fiction, women’s writing, and literary theory. My current academic interests extend to ecocriticism, literature and the environment, intertextuality, lifelong learning, and connections between critical and creative practice. I am particularly interested in the relationship between storytelling and place, representations of nature in contemporary writing of all genres, and the regional literature of New England. 

Before taking up academic roles, I worked in the field of wildlife protection monitoring endangered shorebirds. When not teaching literature, I practice and sometimes teach yoga; try my hand at creative writing; hike beach trails and kayak; and help my husband restore and repair our 100-year old Craftsman Cape cottage.