Herbert Fellow/Lecturer
Amanda Gaines earned her PhD in creative writing from Oklahoma State University in 2024 and her MFA from West Virginia University in 2020. Her writing and research look at gender, cultural mythos, mental illness, affect, and popular culture. She’s interested in contemporary horror and surrealism, digital humanities, and restorative literacies. Her scholarship explores the intersectional and hybrid nature of identity and its relationship to narrative.