- Early modern British literature and culture
- Critical theory, especially feminist and queer
- Medical humanities
- Narrative ethics
- History of science and medicine
- Gender studies
- Body studies
- Curricular development
BA with Honors (English with Classics), Grinnell College
MA, PhD (English), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Medical Scholars (MD-PhD) Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign