Erin Heath

Dr. Erin Heath is an Associate Dean and Professor of English at Wayland Baptist University's School of Languages and Literature. She holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with minors in Cinema and Media Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies. Her work focuses on mental health representation in film and popular culture, as evidenced by her book published in 2020. She teaches at the Plainview, Texas campus in Gates Hall.

• Education: B.A. and M.A. from Texas Tech University; Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Her research bridges literary analysis with sociocultural critiques of media, particularly examining how film perpetuates or challenges stigmatization of mental disorders. She actively publishes in interdisciplinary spaces combining film studies, gender theory, and cultural sociology.