Nicole Plyler Fisk

Nicole Plyler Fisk is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Director of First-Year English at the Department of English Language and Literature, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina. She has been actively involved in curriculum development and teaching, focusing on popular culture texts.

• PhD, University of South Carolina (2007)
• MA, University of Charleston (2003)
• BA, College of Charleston (2001)

Her research bridges 19th-century British literature with contemporary gender studies and pedagogy. She specializes in analyzing female desire and agency in Gothic and Romantic texts, while integrating popular culture like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games into composition courses.

Fisk’s publications and presentations emphasize feminist interpretations of Brontë’s works, moral development in YA literature, and innovative teaching strategies. She co-led initiatives on graduate teaching assistant advocacy and programmatic renewal.