Office Hours
Tuesday, Thursday 10 am-12 pm
Education
PhD, University of Southern Mississippi
MA, College of William & Mary
About Me
Scott Simkins earned his master’s degree in literature from the College of William & Mary in 1990 and his PhD in American literature from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2006. He specializes twentieth-century American literature. At Auburn University he has taught world literature, American literature, and core composition as well as 19th-century American literature and business writing.
Research Interests
American literature
Publications
- “Myth as Talisman: Adaptive Teleology in The Winter of Our Discontent” in The Steinbeck Review Fall 2007.
- Review of Robert B. Harmon’s Tracking John Steinbeck: A Bibliographer’s Perspective for The Steinbeck Review Fall 2007.
- Entries on “About Ed Ricketts,” The Harvest Gypsies, A Russian Journal, and others for A Steinbeck Encyclopedia, 2006.
- Review of Suzanne K. Sherman's Comedies Useful and Charles Watson's History of Southern Drama for Theatre Survey. May 1999.