Department of English

Sofia Caccia is a junior from San Francisco and is triple majoring in Psychology, English, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She has always loved to read and write and has a soft spot for fiction and fantasy books. Outside of academics, she spends her time working in Brandeis' Knight Lab, hanging out in the pottery studio or with her friends, going out to eat, and talking about how much she misses her dogs. Her favorite thing to do is to sit outside (preferably at the beach) with a well-loved book, snacks, and some music. If you have any questions about the English major, Brandeis, or anything else (book recs, dog pictures, etc), Sofia is always happy to meet and talk!

Alexis Demircan is a senior from Glastonbury, Connecticut. She is majoring in English with a minor in Journalism, on the pre-law track. In both English and Journalism, Alexis loves reading, writing, and discussing many different texts. English has always been Alexis’ favorite subject, and she discovered some of her favorite books in her high school classes such as The Great Gatsby and Sallinger’s Nine Stories. Alexis particularly enjoys novels and short stories, and poetry. Please reach out to Alexis with any questions about English, courses at Brandeis, the pre-law track, or anything else!

Jenna Lewis is a junior from Los Angeles, California. She is double majoring in English and Politics and double minoring in Legal Studies and Medieval and Renaissance Studies, all on the pre-law track. Jenna has always had a passion for writing in all its forms. Jenna has worked on newspapers and magazines, written political research essays and traditional English analytical pieces, is an avid lover of Elizabethan, Regency, and Victorian styles, and has dabbled in creative writing through short fiction. She is also a copy editor on the Hoot and enjoys the grammatical and construction aspects of the English language. Other endeavors of Jenna’s outside of the classroom are her work as a skit writer for the Boris Kitchen sketch comedy group, a member of the lacrosse club, a member of the console gamers club, and soon may even start a band! If you have any questions about the English major and the numerous classes and professors you can enrich your Brandeis experience alongside, don't hesitate to reach out!

Vincent Lian is a senior from Weston, Massachusetts. He is a double major in English and Creative Writing with a minor in AAPI studies. He enjoys reading fiction, plays, history, and mostly anything. His favorite book is The Lowlands by Jhumpa Lahiri, and he is currently obsessed with Hadestown. Outside of the department, he is involved with Brandeis' radio station WBRS, and loves going to the theatre. He also enjoys buying Squishmallows from Costco every other week.

Niámh Mullen is a junior from Co Tyrone, Ireland. She is double majoring in English and Studio Art, with a minor in Journalism. Niamh loves literary, gothic and historical fiction and is always happy to exchange book recommendations! She is also a Wein Scholar, an Editor for The Justice, and volunteers with Waltham Group. Feel free to reach out to her if you have any questions about the English department, being an international student, life at Brandeis, or literally anything else at all –she’s always down to have a chat!

Atlas Rosenfeld is a senior from Boylston, Massachusetts, double majoring in English and theater with a minor in creative writing. They have always enjoyed reading and writing, and will buy way too many books at a bookstore (seriously, they spend so much money there). Their favorite things to read are fiction novels, but they love writing poetry and are always open to talking about all types of stories.

Eva Sanborn is a junior from Hampton, New Hampshire, double majoring in English and History and planning to minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. She loves classic literature and theater, as well as poetry and literary fiction. She is especially passionate about Shakespeare, and she is a member of Hold Thy Peace, Brandeis’ Shakespeare and Classics club. Outside of her academics, she enjoys experimenting with makeup and fashion, being a bit of a film nerd, and visiting as many art museums as physically possible. She could spend an eternity talking about her favorite books and authors, so never hesitate to reach out!

Jingyi Wang is a senior from Seattle, Washington, double majoring in creative writing and computer science. She loves poetry, literary fiction, and theory, but will chat about almost anything. These days (late spring, 2024), the poem she thinks about most frequently is We Lived Happily During the War by Ilya Kaminsky, and the book is S.S. Proleterka by Fleur Jaeggy. Outside of Brandeis, she copiously consumes noodle soup, speed-types, occasionally plucks on her cello, and hikes the great Pacific Northwest.