- Ph.D., English, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2004
- M.A., English, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1999
- B.A., English, summa cum laude, University of Alabama, Birmingham, 1998
- B.A., History, summa cum laude, University of Alabama, Birmingham, 1998

Scott Herring
James H. Rudy Professor, English
Affiliate Professor, Gender Studies
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