Dr. Pamela A. Rooks
Emeritus Faculty of English
Distinguished Professor 2006-2007
Years at Francis Marion University: 1989-2020
PRooks@fmarion.edu
Dr. Pamela Rooks retired in 2020. She is an Emeritus Professor of English, and the former Coordinator of Gender Studies Program.
Pamela Rooks has studied and taught in Canada, England, Nigeria, Michigan, Iowa, and Georgia before coming to Francis Marion University in 1989. In May, 1999, she was appointed as Director of the Honors Program. In January 2013, she transitioned into coordinating the Gender Studies Program. Her teaching and scholarly interests are in modern British and postcolonial (particularly African) literature, and in Gender Studies.
Education
DPhil (PhD), University of York (United Kingdom)
BA, Carleton University (Canada)
Distinguished Professor 2006-2007