Anthony Wexler

Anthony Wexler serves as Senior Lecturer in the University Writing Program at Johns Hopkins University, where he leverages his Ph.D. from JHU and extensive fellowship experience at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Northwestern University, and Colby College to cultivate student writing and critical thinking skills.

His academic credentials include:

• B.A. from Yeshiva University
• M.A. and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University

Wexler's research interrogates the intersection of Jewish American literature and Holocaust representation in U.S. cultural life, currently manifested in his book project At a Distance of Years: The Novel of Aging in the Shadow of Auschwitz, which analyzes how late-life fiction challenges established Holocaust narratives through themes of aging and memory.

His scholarly contributions have earned significant teaching recognition:

• Nomination for J. Bruce Jackson, M.D., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring
• Recipient of Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Wexler extends his pedagogical impact through nationwide lectures at adult education centers, maintaining active scholarly engagement through publications in AJS Review, differences, and Philip Roth Studies, alongside public commentary in The Globe and Mail.