Degrees
2015, MA English, Ohio University
2013, BA English and Religion, Denison University
Bio
Emily Sferra’s research considers depictions of adolescent women who fail to follow the expected trajectory of domestication and their relationships with other young women. She is a doctoral candidate and teaching fellow, and she is also completing a graduate certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies.
Publications:
- “One of her delusions”: Maternity, Selfhood, and Voice in Mr. Rochester. Victorians Institute Journal 17 December 2021; 48 (1): 43–64. doi: https://doi.org/10.5325/victinstj.48.2021.0043
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“Portsmouth, Eveline.” The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Victorian Women’s Writing. Edited by Lesa Scholl. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02721-6_325-1.
Teaching Awards
- Erika Lindemann Award for Excellence in Teaching Composition in English 105 (award Fall 2020)
Awards
- Early Stages Departmental Dissertation Fellowship, UNC Department of English and Comparative Literature (awarded Spring 2022)
- Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia (BSUVA) Scholarship, Rare Book School (awarded January 2020)
- Travel Grant, UNC Department of English and Comparative Literature (awarded Fall 2019)
- Arts Everywhere Fellow for PlayMakers Repertory Company, UNC (awarded Fall 2020)
- Humanities for the Public Good Fellowship for PlayMakers Repertory Company, UNC (awarded Fall 2019)
- Humanities Professional Pathway Award, UNC (awarded Summer 2018)
- Outstanding Master’s Essay Award, Ohio University (awarded Spring 2016)
- Distinguished Leader Award, Denison University (awarded Spring 2013)
- A. Blair Knapp Award for Dedication to the Liberal Arts, Denison University (awarded Spring 2013)
- Vinton R. Shepard Memorial Scholarship, Denison University (awarded Fall 2012)
- Mary Carr Endowed Scholarship, Denison University (2009-2013)