Elena is a PhD student in the department of English and Creative Writing at Rice University. Prior to Rice, she received her Bachelors of Arts in English from Trinity University and her Masters of Arts in Forensic Linguistics from Hofstra University. Her research is in early modern literature, with a focus on the contemporary afterlives, adaptations, and appropriations of early modern drama.
Research Areas
Early Modern Literature; Gender & Sexuality; Animal Studies; Film Studies; Cultural Studies
Education
M.A., Forensic Linguistics, Hofstra University, 2023
B.A., English, Trinity University, 2021
Honors & Awards
Graduate Linguistics Fellowship, 2022-2023
Outstanding Senior in Linguistics, 2021
Mellon Initiative Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2020
Mellon Student Mini-Grant, 2020