My research is in American Studies. My work has two particular focus areas. I have published widely on the work of the author Thomas Pynchon and edited the Cambridge Companion to Thomas Pynchon and Thomas Pynchon in Context, both for Cambridge University Press. I also frequently introduce students and the press to the subject of women in American politics and the role of First Ladies specifically. Recently, my work has explored themes of gender, political discourse and conspiracy theory.

Positions:

2003 - Associate Professor in American Studies, Aarhus University

2018-2021, Quality Assurer, Higher General Examination, Danish Ministry of Education

2002 - 2003, Carlsberg Visiting Research Fellowship, Cambridge University

1999 - 2002, Assistant Professor in American Studies, Aarhus University

1999, Researcher, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, Harvard University

Qualifications:

1999, Ph.D. in American Studies, King’s College, University of London, and M.I.T.

1994, Cand. Mag. in English and Science of Religion, Aarhus University