Holly Eva Allen is an English PhD scholar with the University of Rhode Island. Her previous degrees in English and Linguistics were awarded by UC Davis and Claremont Graduate University. Holly’s academic writing has been previously published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals including The Journal of American Culture, Women’s Studies, and The Journal of Popular Culture. She is currently acting as an editor for Ocean State Review and a reader for Barrow Street Press. Some of Holly’s major areas of research interest include American literature, Irish literature, sociolinguistics, the Gothic, and gender/sexuality.