Educational Background

Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2011.

M.A., Florida Atlantic University, 2002.

B.A., Florida Atlantic University, 199.

A. S., University of Toledo, 1993.

Professional Experience

Dr. Crofton is currently an Assistant Professor of English in the Humanities and Communications Department. She has taught Freshmen Composition courses, British Literature courses, and a variety of British Literature themed courses at Florida Atlantic University and the University of South Carolina prior to joining the Florida Tech family in 2012. 

Dr. Crofton has also worked as an online consultant for the Medical University of South Carolina's Center for Academic Excellence. Unfortunately, her experience working with the College of Dental Medicine did not cure her insanely ridiculous fear of dentists.

Dr. Crofton is currently working on a book project on David Lowery's 2021 film, The Green Knight. She is acting as a co-editor for this edition. 

Current Courses

COM 1102

HUM 1015

HUM 2051 (she also teaches this course for the Florida Tech online program)

HUM 2211: British Literature and Culture

HUM 2212: British and American Literature I 

HUM 3285 (Special Topics in Literature): Shakespeare and Film

HUM 3285 (Special Topic in Literature): Tolkien and The Lord of the Ring

HUM 3285 (Special Topics in Literature): Dangerous Journeys 

Selected Publications

"Medieval Poem Versus 21st Century Film: Why Choose One When You Can Have Both?" South Atlantic Review, vol. 88., nos. 2-3: 1-5.

"'You Are No Knight': David Lowery Rivals a Medieval Poem in The Green Knight." Guest editor of Out with the Old, in with the New: Changing Trajectories in David Lowery's The Green Knight," special edition of the South Atlantic Review, vol. 88., nos. 2-3 (Summe/Fall 2023): 41-65. 

"The Resurrection and Reconstruction of Nicholas Love's The Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ in Early Modern England." British Catholic History, vol. 36., no. 4 (October 2023).

"Literary Monsters Beyond the Classroom: Bridging the Science/Humanities Divide Through Student Engagement." Co-authored with Debbie Lelekis. The Atrium: A Journal of Academic Voices, vol. 8., no.1 (2018).

"From Medieval Mystic to Early Modern Anchoress: Rewriting The Book of Margery Kempe." The Journal of the Early Book Society 16 (Sept. 2013): 89-110.

Research

Research & Project Interests

Dr. Crofton's interest in religious texts of devotion focuses on the transition from manuscript into the printed medium, and how early modern audiences adapted these texts during the religious upheavals of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Dr. Crofton is also a self-declared Tolkien fanatic, and she brings her enthusiasm about his works in a number of her classes. 

Dr. Crofton has also been involved in a umber of publications and conferences on David Lowery's The Green Knight, an adaptation of the 14th century poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. She is currently working on a book project for this topic.