Education

M.A., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 2017
B.A., The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, 2014

Bio

Marnie received her Master’s in English with a focus in Rhetoric and Composition from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi and her Bachelor’s in English with a minor in Education from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Before moving to College Station to pursue her PhD at TAMU, she taught Freshman Composition and First Year Seminar at TAMUCC. Her research interests currently are an intersection of Jane Austen in the digital age, along with film adaptations and retellings of Austen’s works. She is also a big fan of Disney, Harry Potter, foxes, and jigsaw puzzles. She is currently teaching ENGL 104: Rhetoric and Composition.

Research Interests

• 18th and 19th Century British Literature and Culture
• Composition, Rhetoric & Discourse Studies
• Digital Humanities
• Film Studies

Accomplishments

• “Bubble Hearts and Bare Chests in the Manga World of Pride and Prejudice.” Midwestern Modern Language Association Conference. Chicago, IL: Loyola University Chicago, November 2019.
• Completed Jane Austen: Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice course in the Oxford University Summer School for Adults Program. Summer 2018. Final Project: “Swaying the Reader’s Interpretation: The Significance in Persuasion’s Title.”