Nina Cook

Dynamic professional with extensive experience at Rice University, excelling in writing instruction and document proofreading. Proven ability to enhance communication skills through effective workshop facilitation and genre-specific writing expertise. Recognized for developing innovative courses and engaging materials that foster student understanding and success in diverse academic settings.

• James T. Wagoner ’29 Foreign Study Fellowship (2023, $3,000)
• Margaret C. Ostrum Summer Research and Travel Award (2023, $3,000)
• James T. Wagoner ’29 Foreign Study Fellowship (2022, $12,000)
• Marilyn Marrs Gillet International Travel Fellowship (2022, $2,500)
• Margaret C. Ostrum Summer Research and Travel Award (2022, $2,000)
• Deans Conference, Research, and Professional Development Grant (2022, $1000)
• Dean’s Fund Travel Grant (2019-2021, $1500)
• Humanities Graduate Student Association Travel Grant (2018, $500)

• “Illustration as Simile: Conversations between Visual and Textual in Tales from Shakespeare.” The CEA Critic 86, no. 1 (2024): 27-45. https://doi.org/10.1353/cea.2024.a922348.
• “A Speaking Silence: ‘Universal Language’ and Multilingualism in The Shape of Water,” Word & Image 39, no. 4 (2023): 417-433. https://doi-org.ezproxy.rice.edu/10.1080/02666286.2023.2193960.
• “The Painterly Poe: Architect, Artist, Author.” The Edgar Allan Poe Review, 24, no. 2 (2023): 198-220. https://doi.org/10.5325/edgallpoerev.24.2.0198.
• “‘A Most Wicked Jest’: Titillation, Rape Jokes, and the Ethics of Laughter in Pamela,” Studies in the Novel (forthcoming, Fall 2025).