Emma Van Leuven

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Email: emma.van2@maine.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers

My name is Emma Van Leuven. I was born in Houston, Texas, but moved to Denver, Colorado when I was 12. I attended Brigham Young University for my undergrad in Spanish Education, with a minor in English education. For the last 3 years, I’ve taught middle school Spanish and English in Utah. I am now studying to get my MA in English as well as teaching ENG 101 as a graduate teaching assistant; I have an interest in guiding my research towards feminist and post-colonial literature. I hope to pursue a PhD after this, but I also see myself returning to teaching at the secondary level before doing so. When I am not reading a book or writing a paper, I am going on a walk, working out, thrifting, watching a movie, or crocheting!