Jimmy J. Pack Jr.

Jimmy J. Pack Jr. is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the English Department and Writing Program at Pennsylvania State University (Abington campus). He serves as Faculty Advisor for the undergraduate literary magazine, The Abington Review. With an MFA and MA in Creative Writing from Temple University and a BA in English from Central Connecticut State University, he specializes in rhetoric, composition, and creative writing.

His research explores:

• Rhetoric and Composition (critical writing, critical thinking)
• Creative Writing (fiction, nonfiction, journalism)
• Literary periods (Romantic/Victorian poetry, American Realism, Modern/Contemporary fiction)
• Cold War cultural studies (nuclear paranoia, civil defense)
• American road culture (Route 66, Lincoln Highway)

Pack's publications reflect a consistent focus on American cultural landscapes, with creative nonfiction emphasizing travel writing and historical nostalgia, while his fiction examines Cold War anxieties and contemporary identity. His upcoming book Operation Panic (2024) centers on atomic-age narratives.

Notable honors include:

• Lionheart Award (2019) and Chief Ogontz Award (2018) for faculty excellence
• Directors' Prize from AWP (2016)
• First Place awards for undergraduate research mentoring (2014, 2015)
• Multiple literary prizes from Writer's Digest and Pennsylvania Newspaper Association

He mentors students through The Abington Review and co-authors undergraduate research posters on topics ranging from Cold War paranoia to post-9/11 cinema. No explicit grant or lab affiliations are documented.