
Jordan Rucci
PhD Candidate
Graduate Instructor
Jordan Rucci is PhD student in the department of English. She received her BA in English from Kenyon College (2016), and an MA in English from George Washington University (2019). Prior to teaching in the WRD program at UK, she spent four years teaching Introductory College Composition at Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Ohio.
Jordan is interested in ideas of citizenship and national identity in American literature of the late-19th and early-20th centuries. She is also interested in Contemporary Pop Culture and Fiction.
In her free time, she enjoys knitting, cooking, and spending time with her husband and two cats, Yennefer and Ciri.
Contact Information
jwru232@uky.edu
1306 Patterson Office Tower
Education
Bachelor of Arts in English, Kenyon College (2016)
Master of Arts in English, George Washington University (2019)
Master of Arts in English, George Washington University (2019)
Research Interests
- 20th-century American culture and literature
- Modernism
- National Identity and Nationalism
- Women's Literature and Gender Studies
- Popular Culture
Affiliations
- English