Elizabeth Dodd

Elizabeth Dodd is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of English at Kansas State University. She specializes in creative writing, environmental literature, and ecocriticism. Her academic roles include serving as nonfiction editor of Terrain.org, the nation's oldest online literary journal of place.

Education: Ph.D. and M.F.A. from Indiana University (1989 and 1986 respectively).

Research focuses on intersections between literature and the environment, creative nonfiction, and twentieth-century American poetry. Her work explores themes of place, ecology, and human-environment relationships through essays, poetry, and critical analysis. Recent projects include co-editing Dear America (2020) and authoring Horizon’s Lens (2012), which examines natural and cultural landscapes. She frequently publishes essays on ecocritical topics, analyzing authors like Scott Russell Sanders and Terry Tempest Williams.

Publications span creative nonfiction, poetry, and literary criticism, with awards including the ASLE Best Creative Book Award (2009) and the William Rockhill Nelson Nonfiction Prize (2003). Teaching accolades include two Stamey Awards for excellence in instruction and the Graduate Faculty Award.

Her editorial work at Terrain.org emphasizes literary engagement with environmental issues. Dodd has also received Kansas Arts Council Poetry Fellowships and contributes to digital humanities initiatives within the Department of English.