Christopher Anderson

Dr. Christopher Anderson is a Professor in the English and Modern Languages department at Pittsburg State University, located in Grubbs Hall. His academic career includes teaching emphases in American literature, environmental literature, poetry writing, and African American literature.

Education: B.A. from Earlham College (Indiana), M.A. and Ph.D. from University of Connecticut. His research bridges literary analysis with environmental and cultural critique, evident in publications like LIT: Literature Interpretation Theory and ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment.

Notable works include About the Tongue (Pushcart Prize-winning poem, 2018) and interdisciplinary analyses of waste culture in American contexts. His poetry appears in journals like River Styx and Terrain.org.

Awards: Pushcart Prize XLII (2018). Office: 415 Grubbs Hall | Phone: (620) 235-6589.