Men are simpler than you imagine my sweet child. But what goes on in the twisted, tortuous minds of women would baffle anyone.
[Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca]
Copywriter | Literature PhD Student at UD | Adaptation Studies, the Female Gothic
(she/her) | champney@udel.edu
Cat is a literature PhD student at the University of Delaware. Her research centers on adaptation(s) of the "Female" Gothic, and, broadly, the representation of women in adaptation(s) of Gothic fiction. Cat is also a part-time copywriter at Westside Family Healthcare, where she assists the external affairs team with writing assignments as-needed. These assignments include writing fundraising materials, grant applications, and other external copy.
As a PhD student, Cat teaches undergraduate composition courses. Her teaching positions adaptation and rewriting as a rhetorical strategy, to encourage students to apply critical reading and writing skills across disciplines.
View her current ENGL110 (Honors) Syllabus here. View her assignments here.
Professional life aside, Cat enjoys spending quality time with animals (pictured below), finding the best donuts in new cities (please email recommendations), and beta reading romance novels. Originally from Vermont, Cat now resides in Newark, Delaware.
