Stephanie Harzewski

Stephanie Harzewski is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of New Hampshire's College of Liberal Arts. She specializes in contemporary British and American literature, female sexuality studies, and popular culture analysis. Her research explores postfeminist literature, media representations of women, and narrative forms in women's prose. Harzewski has pioneered online education initiatives at UNH, including piloting eUNH software and advising on pedagogical frameworks.

Educated at Vassar College (B.A. English and B.A./C.A.S. Women's Studies) and the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D. English with a graduate certificate in women's studies), her academic career includes significant grants from the Kosciuszko Foundation and AAUW. Her award-winning 2011 monograph Chick Lit and Postfeminism remains a landmark study in women's literary criticism.

Her publications span peer-reviewed journals like Contemporary Women’s Writing and Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, with notable works analyzing authors like Penelope Fitzgerald and Jeanette Winterson. Recognized with UNH's COLA Teaching Excellence Award (2016), she teaches courses ranging from first-year writing to advanced topics in dystopian literature and women's studies.

Harzewski has served as a grant reviewer for AAUW and a judge for Blackboard's Exemplary Course competition, demonstrating her dual commitment to academic rigor and pedagogical innovation.