About Me

Dr. Rochester uses her unique background to bridge science and the humanities for popular audiences. Over a decade of experience in higher ed, researching literacy, writing, and the rhetoric of climate chaos, has well-prepared Dr. Rochester to facilitate user-centered research and design projects while creating innovative, accessible content.

Education

PH.D., ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

2018

Dissertation: "Postcolonial Cli-Fi: Advocacy and the Novel Form in the Anthropocene."

Committee: Sangita Gopal, Stephanie LeMenager, David Vázquez, and Kari Norgaard

M.A., ENGLISH, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

2011

Thesis: "The Empire's Shadow: Kiran Nagarkar's Quest for the Unifying Indian Novel."

Committee: Daniel Bivona, J. Edward Mallot, and Elizabeth Horan

B.S., EDUCATION, LESLEY UNIVERSITY

2007

Valedictorian