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Michelle M. Dowd is the Hudson Strode Professor of English and Director of the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies at the University of Alabama. She holds a B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Rochester (1997) and a Ph.D. from Columbia University (2003). Her research focuses on early modern literature, particularly Tudor and Stuart drama, Shakespeare, and early modern women’s writing, with additional interests in theater culture, feminist theory, and economic criticism. She currently holds the Marilyn Williams Elmore and John Durr Elmore Endowed Professorship (2023–2026).
Her notable works include Women’s Work in Early Modern English Literature and Culture (2009), awarded the Sara A. Whaley Book Award, and The Dynamics of Inheritance on the Shakespearean Stage (2015). She co-edits the Strode Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture series and is completing a co-authored monograph on early modern women’s writing’s impact on literary history. Dowd has held fellowships from the NEH, Mellon Foundation, and Huntington Library.
Her research explores intersections of gender, genre, and economics in early modern texts. Recent articles analyze inheritance narratives, feminist formalism, and Shakespeare’s dramatic forms. Awards highlight her contributions to scholarship and pedagogy, including the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender Award (2021).
- Awards: Sara A. Whaley Award, NEH Fellowship, Marilyn Williams Professorship
- Grants: Multiple Mellon and NEH grants, endowed professorships
- Professional Roles: Vice President of SSEMW-G, MLA Forum on Shakespeare member
She advises the Hudson Strode Program and contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives in early modern studies. Her work bridges literary analysis with historical and cultural contexts, emphasizing women’s contributions to Renaissance literary traditions.
