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Gina Barreca is an American academic and humorist.
* She is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of English literature and feminist theory at the University of Connecticut.
* She is the author of ten books, including the best selling They Used to Call Me Snow White But I Drifted: Women's Strategic Use of Humor.
* She is a member of the Friars' Club and has been honored by the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame.
* She has delivered keynotes at events organized by national organizations in the U.S. and abroad.
* She grew up in Brooklyn and Long Island and now lives in Storrs, CT.
* She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and New Hall/Murry Edwards College at Cambridge University.
* She received her Ph.D. from the City University of New York.
* She is a witty and insightful commentator on gender, humor, and culture.