Fellow in English; Tutor
English
Fellow
Dr Michele Gemelos BA, PGCE, M.Phil, D.Phil (Oxon) was Senior Tutor from June 2020 to March 2023.
She completed her first degree (summa cum laude, English and Government) at Skidmore College, New York. After relocating to the U.K. for graduate studies, Dr Gemelos was awarded a PGCE in Secondary Education (English), the M.Phil. and D.Phil (both in English literature) - all from the University of Oxford. Between 2005-2007 she was Wilkinson Junior Research Fellow and Assistant Dean at Worcester College, Oxford.
Before coming to Murray Edwards, Michele was a Fellow of St Edmund's College, where she served as college lecturer and Director of Studies in English, Admissions Tutor and Deputy Senior Tutor.
Research and teaching interests: American literature (19th century to present); transatlantic literary and cultural relations; immigration, race, ethnicity and New York City.