Justin Chandler

Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow

Member Of:
  • School of Literature, Media, and Communication
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Overview

Justin Chandler holds a PhD in Literature and an MFA in Creative Writing from Miami University of Ohio. A first-generation college graduate, he completed his BA in Philosophy and English at Indiana University. His scholarly research has recently appeared in Studies in American Fiction and won the 2023 Arthur O. Lewis Award from the Society for Utopian Studies. His creative work is forthcoming in Story and has appeared in epiphany and Hobart. He currently divides his time between Cincinnati, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and their daughter.

Education:
  • PhD in English, Miami University
  • MFA in Creative Writing & Pedagogy, Miami University
  • BA in Philosophy and English, Indiana University
Awards and
Distinctions:
  • Empowering First-Gen Faculty (2024)
  • Arthur O. Lewis Award, Society for Utopian Studies (2023)
  • Spiro Peterson Award for Distinction in Scholarly Research, Miami University (2022)
  • Graduate Writing Fellow, Howe Writing Center, Miami University (2020)
Areas of
Expertise:
  • American And African American Literature And Culture (1865-Present)
  • Progressive Era Literature & Culture (1880 - 1920)
  • Prose (fiction And Creative Nonfiction)

Courses

  • ENGL-1102: English Composition II

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Recent Publications

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