Emily Piersma Sharrett, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of English Emily Sharrett holds a Ph.D. in English, with distinction, from Loyola University Chicago. She researches how writers make use of classical rhetoric and environmental thought in early modern British literature, especially in English Renaissance drama. Her literature, composition, and professional writing courses prepare students to craft and voice well-reasoned responses to research questions that frequently invoke nature in physical and symbolic registers. Sharrett received her B.A. in English Literature and Political Science from Miami University of Ohio and her M.A. in English from Loyola University Chicago.