Curriculum Vitae
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Research Statement
Early Modern English Literature and Culture, 1500-1700; Renaissance Poetry; Renaissance Drama; Cultural Studies; Feminist Theory/Gender Studies; Food Studies; Shakespeare |
Education
| 1989 | Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania |
| 1985 | M.A., University of Pennsylvania |
| 1984 | B.A., Summa Cum Laude, University of Alabama |
Employment, Positions & Ongoing Activities
| 2001 - | Professor of English Literature, Northwestern University |
| 1995 - 2001 | Associate Professor, Northwestern University |
| 1989 - 1995 | Assistant Professor, Northwestern University |
Awards and Honors
| 2010 | Selected to present the Annual Shakespeare Birthday Lecture, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. April, 2011 |
| 2009 | Research Fellowship, University Research Grants Council, to conduct research at the Wellcome Library for the History of Medicine (London), the British Library, the Huntington Library and the Folger Shakespeare Library |
| 2003 | Honorable Mention, James Russell Lowell Prize, MLA for Staging Domesticity: Household Work and English Identity in Early Modern Drama |
| 2003 | Research Fellowship, University Research Grant for work at the Folger Shakespeare Library |
| 2002 | Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner for Staging Domesticity |
| 2000 | Trustee for the Shakespeare Association of America, 2000-2003 |
| 1998 | Folger Library Short-Term Research Grant, Washington, D.C. |
| 1998 | NEH Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1998-1999 |
| 1998 | Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Award |
| 1998 | Wender-Lewis Research and Teaching Professor, 1998-2000 |
| 1996 | University Research Short-Term Research Grant |
| 1995 | AT &T Research Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences, 1995-1996 |
| 1993 | Fellow, Center for the Humanities, Northwestern University, 1993-1994 |
| 1993 | Teaching Award with Outstanding Recognition from Mortar Board |
| 1984 | National Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities, 1984-1989 |
| 1984 | Phi Beta Kappa, University of Alabama |
Publications
| 2011 | Wendy Wall |
| Reading the Home: The Case of the English House-wife | |
| Renaissance Paratexts. Smith H, Wilson L, editors. Cambridge University Press; 2011. | |
| 2010 | Wendy Wall |
| Distilling Art and Nature: Transformations in the Kitchen | |
| Renaissance Food. Fitzpatrick J, editor. Ashgate Press; 2010. | |
| 2010 | Wendy Wall |
| Literacy and the domestic arts | |
| Huntington Library Quarterly. 2010;73(3):383-412. | |
Editorial Boards/Editorship
| 1997 - 2005 | Editor, Renaissance Drama |
Engagement
| 2010 - | Elected Budget Committee, WCAS Northwestern |
| 2009 - | Honorary Degree Committee, Northwestern |
| 2012 | Steering Committee, “Attending to Women” Conference, Milwaukee |
| 2009 - 2011 | Elected Personnel Committee, English Department |
| 2009 - 2010 | Interim Director, Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, Northwestern |
| 2009 - 2010 | Search Committee, Middle Eastern Literary and Cultural Studies, Humanities Institute |
| 2009 - 2010 | Strategic Areas of Distinction Subcommittee, Strategic Planning, NU |
| 2007 - 2008 | Search Committee for Dean of Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern |
| 2006 - 2007 | Founder, One Book, One Northwestern, Organized the pilot program for campus wide reading initiative, involving over 15 events and 7 courses |
| 2005 - 2008 | Chair, English Department, Northwestern University |
| 2005 | Program Chair, 2005 meeting of The Shakespeare Association of America |
| 2004 - 2005 | Chair, Search Committee (asst. professor in Renaissance Literature) |
| 2003 - 2004 | Chair, Search Committee (asst. professor in Renaissance Literature) |
| 2002 - 2004 | Budget Committee, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2002 - 2003 | Freshman Adviser for WCAS |
| 2002 - 2003 | WCAS College Fellowship Committee |
| 2001 - 2004 | Director, Undergraduate Studies, English Department |
| 1999 - 2004 | Gender Studies, Advisory Board |
| 1999 - 2001 | Graduate Administrative Board |
| 1999 - 2001 | Graduate Committee, English Department |
| 1999 - 2001 | Placement Director, English Department |
| 1999 - 2000 | Personnel Committee, Dept. of English |
| 1997 - 1998 | Director, Graduate Studies, English Department |
| 1997 - 1998 | Personnel Committee, Dept. of English |
| 1997 - 1998 | Placement Director, English Department |
| 1996 - 2000 | College of Arts and Sciences Tenure Committee |
| 1996 - 1998 | University Research Grants Council |
| 1995 - 1998 | Curricular Policy Committee, College of Arts and Sciences |
| 1995 - 1997 | Undergraduate Committee, Dept. of English |
| 1995 - 1996 | Personnel Committee, Dept. of English |
| 1994 - 1997 | Executive Committee, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama |
| 1994 - 1995 | Director, Undergraduate Studies, English Department |
| 1991 - 1993 | Personnel Committee, Dept. of English |
| 1990 - 1991 | Undergraduate Committee, Dept. of English |
Board of Trustees Member, (elected), The Shakespeare Association of America |
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Nominating Committee, The Shakespeare Association of America |
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Outside examiner, Ph.D. dissertation defense (Univ. of Western Ontario) |
