Susan Larkin

Susan Larkin received her B.A. in English Literature from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D in English Studies and a graduate certificate in Women’s Studies from Illinois State University. Dr. Larkin’s research is interdisciplinary and interweaves children’s and adolescent literature, women’s and gender studies, and cultural studies. She has published on Judy Blume, Harry Potter, Mr. Rogers, Walt Disney, Laura Ingalls Wilder, women’s memoir, and empowerment, identity, and gender in adolescent literature. Dr. Larkin teaches a variety of English, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Wesleyan Seminars at VWU.