Biography


Dr. Paula Kot is an associate professor in English who specializes in early and nineteenth-century American Literature. She teaches upper-level courses on American women writers, the American gothic, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Native American Literature.

Current Research


19th Century American Women Writers, especially Harriet Prescott Spofford

Educational Background


  • Ph.D. in English, The University of Connecticut
  • M.A. in English, The University of Connecticut
  • B.A. in English, Colby College