Chantel L. Carlson

Chantel L. Carlson is a Senior Instructor at Texas Christian University's AddRan College of Liberal Arts, specializing in creative writing and drama. She teaches courses spanning poetry, drama, women's writing, and film studies while directing publication production programs like eleven40seven and The Women's Center Monologues.

Research explores:

• Gender representation in American drama
• Poetic responses to grief and trauma
• Interdisciplinary approaches combining photography and poetry
• Contemporary performance theory

Publications include the poetry collection Oak Cradle (2024) examining loss through ekphrastic dialogue with Karen Gros's photography, and plays addressing pandemic experiences.