UROP Leader Information Submission: Submission #236

First Name: Caitlin
Last Name: Hancock
Full name as you would like it to appear on the website: Caitlin Hancock
Preferred Pronouns: she/they
Hometown, State, and Country (ex: Tallahassee, FL, USA): Naples, FL
FSU email : cnh22c@fsu.edu
Please check this box if you are willing to be contacted by students interested in UROP: Yes
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Major(s): English (Literature, Media, and Culture) and Humanities
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Graduation Semester and Year (ex: Fall, 2022): Spring, 2027
What is your current research focus?:
My current research focus has been in American Gothic literature, and my UROP project looked at contemporary African American authors and how they used the gothic to reflect the realities of US infrastructures and systems of oppression. I am also interested in how Queerness intersects with the gothic. 

Are there any other research related activities you participate(d) in?:
I previously have conducted research in adaptation studies for literature and film. 

Answer one of the following two questions about being a UROP Leader or your UROP background. : How has UROP impacted your time at FSU?
Please answer the question you selected above in the area provided.:
UROP helped me see more concretely what research could  look like in English at the colligate level. It as opened both new areas of interest and new opportunities to pursue it with faculty in the department. 

Please list any other hobbies or interests you would like to share:
I spend a lot of my free time watching movies with my friends. 

Headshot: https://cre.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/urop_leaders_information/19411/20250323_234950.jpg
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2025Year2025: 2025
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Years as a UROP Leader: 2025-2026