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Laura Smith is a Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of New Hampshire, specializing in American literature and pedagogy. Her teaching includes courses like First-Year Writing, Young Adult Literature, and graduate-level composition mentorship.
- Ph.D. and M.S.T. in English, University of New Hampshire
- B.A. in Literature, Grove City College
Her research focuses on:
- American literature, particularly 19th- and 20th-century works
- English teacher preparation and educational methodologies
- Young adult literature and its intersection with critical pedagogy
- Domesticity in historical contexts and its literary representations
Recent publications analyze Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Shaker communities in YA literature, and gendered economic themes in Phelps’s work. She has also published on frontier architecture in 19th-century women’s writing and race in Cather’s novels.
Her scholarly contributions span interdisciplinary approaches, blending literary analysis with educational theory and cultural studies. Key subfields include critical race theory in 19th-century fiction, political economy in Victorian-era narratives, and pedagogical strategies for teaching writing.
