Cathleen Rowley

Cathleen Rowley is a Lecturer in the Program in Writing & Rhetoric at Stony Brook University. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), where her dissertation, 'Women’s Rights and Women’s Work: Politics and Professionalism in Nineteenth-Century American Fiction', was advised by David S. Reynolds. Her academic background includes a B.A. in English and Honors Curriculum from Hunter College (CUNY) and an M.Phil. from CUNY’s Graduate Center.

Her research focuses on intersections of gender, labor, and political identity in 19th-century American literature. She explores how fictional narratives reflect evolving notions of women’s roles in society, professionalization, and societal expectations. Her work bridges literary analysis with historical context, emphasizing the socio-political dimensions of literary production.

No scientific awards or grants are listed in the provided text. She advises no students, but her teaching and scholarly interests center on rhetoric, writing pedagogy, and the historical frameworks shaping American literary traditions.