April Kendra

April Kendra is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware with a joint appointment in English and Women and Gender Studies. She holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Georgia, obtained in 2011. Her research focuses on popular genres including 19th-century fashionable novels, YA fiction, chick lit, and vampire narratives. She currently serves as the faculty sponsor for UD's Sigma Tau Delta chapter, the International English Honor Society.

Education: Ph.D. in English Literature, University of Georgia.

Research Interests: Explores the cultural construction and reception of marginalized literary genres through interdisciplinary approaches. Specializes in analyzing how gender roles and societal norms are reflected in commercial literature across historical periods.

Awards: None listed.

Advising/Grants: No specific grants or advisees mentioned. Active in student engagement through Sigma Tau Delta sponsorship.