Roslyn Fleming is an English Ph.D. candidate at the University of Kentucky with research interests in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British literature, Bildungsroman, and feminist disability studies. She received both her M.A. and B.A. from the University of Wyoming. Her M.A. thesis titled “What is Happening in the Spaces in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park (1814)?” focused on how characters’ proximities to and movements through spaces reflect their social positions and reveal Austen’s character critiques. During her time at UW, Roslyn also served as the editorial intern to Eighteenth-Century Life. 

At UK, Roslyn previously served as a mentor for new instructors through UK’s Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies mentoring program, and trained first-time graduate instructors in teaching introductory composition and digital studies courses. Additionally, Roslyn mentored undergraduate students through UK’s Center for Graduate and Professional Services “Start to Finish” Mentoring Program, which aims to support students as they pursue their academic and professional goals. Currently, Roslyn is working on her dissertation which examines portrayals of care dynamics in Victorian novels—such as Jane Eyre and The Woman in White—and pays particular attention to how care is given, which characters receive good care, and the consequences of poor care.