
Education
- Ph.D. in English from University of Maryland
Dr. Seidel received an M. A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Maryland. She received theThe B. A. (cum laude) in English from Manhattanville College. Prior to coming to UCF, she taught at NC State University and the University of Maryland. She has also worked as a journalist and technical writer.
Research Interests
Dr. Seidel publishes in the area of women writers and literature of the American South.
Recent Research Activities
Dr. Seidel currently researches Florida writers, nature writing in the South, and popular culture's images of Americans.
Awards
Fulbright Senior Lectureship in Japan, 2007.
Fulbright Senior Lectureship in Finland, 1984.
Activities
Dr. Seidel recently returned from a


