Rebecca Shapiro

Rebecca Shapiro is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the School of Arts & Sciences, City University of New York. She teaches courses including ENG 1101, ENG 1121, and ENG 3401, focusing on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British literature and pedagogy.

Her research spans

• Sociolinguistics
• Lexicography
• Etymology
• Eighteenth-Century British Women Writers
• Jewish-American Authors
• Immigrant Experience Narrative
• Literature of Passing

She is the author of Principles of Applied Lexicography: An Historical Anthology (AMS Press, 2015), a work integrating historical linguistic practices with modern pedagogy.

Her publications analyze lexicographic history, gender dynamics in literature, and linguistic pedagogy, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with eighteenth-century British literature, Jewish identity, and educational theory. Articles include feminist critiques of Defoe, historical dictionary analysis, and sociolinguistic studies of cultural identity.

She has received the PSC-CUNY Summer Stipend (2014) and William Stewart Travel Award (2014). Her editorial roles include consulting for AMS Press, Associated University Presses, and Visual Thesaurus (2010–present).