About Us

Brenda Bran, M.A. English Literature, Rhetoric and Composition Certificate

Greetings, I'm Brenda, part-time composition instructor and full-time nerd. I recently earned my M.A from CSUDH in English Literature with a certificate in Rhetoric and Composition, a feat I am most proud of because I am a first generation college graduate. For my culmination activity, I wrote a thesis titled: Beyond the Woman's Utopia: Articulating Intersectional Advocacy in Sarah Scott's Millenium Hall and Grant Morrison's Wonder Woman: Earth One. Specifically, I examined the intersectional failures as seen in Grant Morrison's Wonder Woman: Earth One's portrayal of Themyscira as a utopia. For funsies, I enjoy reading comic books and spend too much time thinking about fictional characters.

Terri Fleming-Dright, M.A. English Literature 

Hello, my name is Terri Fleming-Dright. I received my Master of Arts in English Literature from CSUDH. I am the Faculty Request Coordinator and Graduate Writing Consultant for California State University, Dominguez Hills. I completed my thesis in 2017 titled: Epistolary as Third Space Praxis: Identity Formation, Authorization, and Cultural Understanding in Americanah and So Long a Letter. My research focuses on feminist theory and intersectionality in African women's literature. I have an interest in comics and graphic novels as a means of counter narrative storytelling.

Jennifer Henriquez, M.A. English Literature, Rhetoric and Composition Certificate

Hi all, my name is Jennifer Henriquez, and I received my Master of Arts in English Literature from California State University Dominguez Hills in Summer 2017. For my culminating activity, I wrote a thesis titled: American [Vampiric] Identity: Redefining Degenerative Symbols in Constructing American Individualism wherein I explore how Scott Snyder reimagines the vampire figure to explore an American identity founded in notions of regeneration, exceptionalism, expansionism and social mobility. I'm a DC comics/tv girl but also a MCU girl at heart.



Salvatore (Tory) Russo, M.A English Literature, Emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition 

Hello, my name is Salvatore Russo, and like most nerds I am socially awkward and passionate about all things nerd. I graduated from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 2016 with a Master of Arts in English Literature with a Rhetoric and Composition Emphasis. I am currently an adjunct instructor at Long Beach City College. Most of my time is spent talking and thinking about fictional characters. My research interests include graphic novels, the Romantic period, and cultural studies.