Personal Statement

Hello! My name is Alex and I am an English PhD student and instructor at a Big Ten research university studying literary, cinematic, and dramatic adaptations of Shakespeare. I completed my B.A. and M.A. in English at the University of Connecticut, where I graduated magna cum laude.
As a teacher, I love to bring my passion for interdisciplinarity into the classroom. In my courses, I encourage my students--most of them non-English majors--to bridge their personal educational interests with th...