Suzanne Ferriss is professor of English at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Born in Toronto, Canada, she received her PhD in English from the University of Miami. She also studied at the School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College. Her areas of research and teaching include Romantic and Modernist literature, literary criticism, gender theory, and cultural studies, including "chick" culture. Her work on fashion and cultural studies has also led her into the emerging area of motorcycle studies. She contributed an essay on biker fashion to Harley-Davidson and Philosophy and also edits the International Journal of Motorcycle Studies.