Research Interests
Deborah’s areas of specialization are rhetoric and early 20th-century American literature, particularly the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald. She has presented at national and international conferences on these topics and has a number of publications on Fitzgerald. Deborah is especially interested in Fitzgerald as a St. Paul author and as an Irish-American author.
Education
- 1986 – Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) – English with a Concentration in Rhetoric, Texas Woman’s University
- 1982 – Master of Arts (M.A.) – English, Texas Woman’s University
- 1978 – Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – Psychology, Baylor University