Graduate Students

Hope Abrams

M.A. student

B.A in English from Saint Louis University

Area of Study: postcolonial literature and theory

hope.abrams@slu.edu

Meredith Andalis

M.A. student

B.A. in English from Texas A&M University

Area of Study: rhetoric and composition, digital humanities

meredith.andalis@slu.edu

Anna Baugher

Ph.D. student

B.A. in Communication (Journalism and Media Studies) from Saint Louis University, M.A. in Communication from Saint Louis University

Area of Study: rhetoric, composition, writing pedagogy

anna.baugher@slu.edu

Jakob Benner

M.A. student

B.M. in Music Education from University of North Texas 

Area of Study: narrative form and empathy in the novel

jakob.benner@slu.edu

Alexa Broemmer

B.A. in English from Quincy University, M.A. in English from Saint Louis University 

Area of Study: 19th-20th Century American Literature 

Areas of Interest: Women's and Gender Studies, Horror, Ecocriticism

alexa.broemmer@slu.edu

Cheyenne Burns

Ph.D. student

B.A. in English Literature and minor in Gender Studies from Lindenwood University, M.A. in English from Saint Louis University

Area of Study: contemporary American literature, the gothic, themes of embodiment, and women and gender studies

cheyenne.burns@slu.edu

Sarah Burt 

B.A. in English and History from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) 2019, M.A. in English Language and Literature 2021. 

Area of Study: Medieval Studies

Areas of Interest: Eco-material studies, eco-critical and animal agency in medievalism, cross-cultural analysis, cross-period analysis, chivalric romance, and transformative mythologies and folklore. 

sarah.burt@slu.edu 

Zy'Shonne Cowans

B.A. in English from Central Methodist University

Area of Study: Contemporary Literature and African-American Literature.

zyshonne.cowans@slu.edu

Morgan Hausback

Ph.D. student

B.A. in English from Saint Louis University, Master of Letters in Romantic and Victorian Studies from The University of St. Andrews

Area of Study: long nineteenth century literature, British women writers

morgan.hausback@slu.edu

J. Myles Hesse

B.S. in English and Theatre from Indiana State University; M.A. in Theatre and Performance Studies from Washington University in St. Louis

Area of Study: Transatlantic Modernisms

Areas of Interest: Spiritual Queerness, Dramatic Literature, Queer Gothic

john.hesse@slu.edu  

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Ari Hutchinson

M.A. in English from Saint Louis University, B.A. in English from Palm Beach Atlantic University

Area of Study: Literature of the Fin de Siècle, Transatlantic Literature, Queer Theory, Paganism and Spirituality

ari.hutchinson@slu.edu

Ahlam Jaber

Bachelor of Arts in English from Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville; Master of Arts in English from Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville

Area of Study: Postcolonial Literatures and Cultures

Areas of Interest: Contemporary Postcolonial & Decolonial Studies, Arab American Literature, Latin American Literature, Native/Indigenous Literature, Cultural Studies, Ecopoetics

ahlam.jaber@slu.edu 

McKenzie Johnston

Ph.D. student

B.A in English and Spanish from Webster University, M.A. in Linguistics from Southern Illinois Carbondale, M.A. in Literature from Southern Illinois Edwardsville

Area of Study: long 19th century, American, literary theory, genre fiction

mckenzie.johnston@slu.edu

Jake Kingsley

M.A. student

B.A in English from McKendree University

Area of Study: queer literary theory, evolution of the "New Negro" trope in U.S. lit, creative writing

jake.kingsley@slu.edu

Sydney Lindsey

B.A. in English Education from Murray State University, M.A. in English from Saint Louis University

Area of Study: Contemporary Literature and Film

Areas of Interest: Women and Gender Studies, Horror and the Gothic

sydney.rice@slu.edu 

Su Marasali

M.A. student

B.A. in Western Languages and Literature from Bogazici University

Area of Study: poetry, women's writings and romanticism

tmarasali@slu.edu

Charlie Meyers

Ph.D. student

B.A. in Theater and Jewish Studies from Smith College, M.F.A. in Playwriting from The University of Iowa, M.A. in Theater and Performance Studies from Washington University

Area of Study: Theatre and performance studies, environmental literature, queer studies

charlie.meyers@slu.edu

Emma O'Donnell

M.A. in English from Saint Louis University, B.A. in English Literature from Missouri State University

Area of Study: The Victorian Novel

emma.k.odonnell@slu.edu 

August Rickard

Ph.D. student

B.A. in English from Webster University and M.A. in English from Saint Louis University

Area of Study: early modern British literature, trans theory, queer theory, book history

august.rickard@slu.edu

Dominic Robin

Ph.D. candidate

M.A. in English from University of North Florida; B.A. in English from College of the Ozarks

Area of Study: medical humanities, bioethics, philosophy of technology, American literature, disability studies

dominic.robin@slu.edu

Jenova Roetto

M.A. student

B.A. in English from Saint Louis University

Area of Study: contemporary fiction, fantasy, femininity, and speculative fiction

jenova.roetto@slu.edu

Alex Rubi

M.A. student

B.A. in English from Saint Louis University

Area of Study: contemporary Asian American literature, postcolonialism

alex.rubi@slu.edu

Caroline Sarris

M.A. student

B.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing from Washington University in St. Louis.

Area of Study: romance literature, book history, children's literature, and prose fiction

caroline.sarris@slu.edu

Brooklynn H. Shatto

Ph.D. student

B.A. in English from Saint Louis University, M.A. in English from Saint Louis University, M.A. Certificate in Women & Gender Studies from Saint Louis University 

Area of Study: rhetoric, digital humanities, women & gender studies, contemporary literature

brook.shatto@slu.edu

Jolie G. Strahan

M.A. student

B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of Wyoming

Area of Study: ecocriticism, politics, philosophy, the contemporary novel

jstrahan@slu.edu

Kathleen (Katie) Eck Thorman 

B.A. in English and Secondary Education from Dominican University; M.A. in English from Saint Louis University

Area of Study: 19th Century British Literature

Areas of Interest: Disability Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, and Teaching Pedagogy

kathleen.eck@slu.edu

Savannah Warners

Ph.D. student

B.S. in biology and B.A. in English from Alma College. M.A .in English from Saint Louis University

Area of Study: contemporary American literature focusing on ecocriticism (specifically the fungal) and gender studies

savanah.warners@slu.edu

Kwan Willhoft

M.A. student

B.A. in English from Webster University

Area of Study: modern/contemporary literature, YA/young adult literature, genre studies, form and space

kwan.willhoft@slu.edu

Zahin Zaima

M.A. from Eastern Illinois University, B.A. from East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Area of Study: Postcolonial Feminism

zahin.zaima@slu.edu