Brooke H. Findley

Professional Bio

Brooke Heidenreich Findley, assistant professor of French and women’s studies at Penn State Altoona, earned her doctoral degree from Duke University. Her research specialty is in medieval literature, with a strong secondary interest in feminist theory and a particular focus on portrayals of medieval women. She is currently working on a book entitled “Poet Heroines in Medieval French Narrative: Gender and Fictions of Literary Creation.” She teaches French language, literature and culture, medieval literature, and women’s studies.