I’m a PhD candidate in French with a Designated Emphasis in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies (REMS). In my dissertation, I study how French Renaissance writers variously defined, endorsed, and rejected theories of historical narrative in their literary texts. I also have a secondary field of interest in feminist historiography and intellectual histories of the feminist movement.
Before coming to Berkeley, I graduated from Miami University with a BA in French and English Literature and an MA in French. I then read for an MSt in Modern Languages at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford. I finished my Oxford degree with a Distinction, having also won the faculty's Gerard Davis Prize for the best MSt dissertation on a topic in French literary studies. I was subsequently honored at Oxford's Encaenia ceremony in 2021 for my performance on the MSt.
I am a recipient of the Berkeley Fellowship and, as of 2023, I'm the REMS Graduate Representative. Outside of school, I like to play tennis, rollerblade, hike, and watch rom coms.
Renaissance literature, intellectual history, history of the book, feminist historiography, history of feminist thought
