Deborah Shoop

Deborah Shoop is a Teaching Instructor in the English Department at East Carolina University (ECU), where she has served since 2004. She transitioned to the English Department full-time in 2008 after previously teaching in the Department of History. Her academic background includes a B.A. and M.A. from ECU. Her research interests bridge history and literature, focusing on gender, voice, and narrative analysis in American Indian captivity narratives. She also maintains a keen interest in British history and frequently incorporates this passion into her teaching.

Education:

• B.A., East Carolina University
• M.A., East Carolina University

Her scholarly work includes a fictional exploration of adoption emotions in the Renaissance, published in 2008. While no notable awards or grants are explicitly mentioned, her teaching spans courses such as Writing about the Disciplines, Foundations of College Writing, and World Civilizations history modules. Beyond academia, Shoop engages in community theater, enjoys travel to England and Scotland, and shares her home with a Mastiff-mix and a Manx cat.