Stephanie Hawkins

Dr. Stephanie Hawkins is an Associate Professor of late nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century American literature and culture at the University of North Texas. She previously served as editor-in-chief of Studies in the Novel. Her work examines intersections between public attitudes, literary/visual representation, and institutional rhetorics.

Key research areas include American modernism’s engagement with disinformation, visual culture’s global influence through institutions like National Geographic, and the history of neuroscience’s intersections with literary thought. Her 2025 book Manufacturing Dissent analyzes early 20th-century intellectual responses to 'fake news.'

No scientific awards are noted in the provided text. Her scholarly essays appear in journals like Modern Fiction Studies, The Henry James Review, and Frontiers in Physiology. Advising and lab/team affiliations are not detailed here.