About
L. Adam Mekler is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Language Arts at Morgan State University’s College of Liberal Arts. His scholarship focuses on British Romantic literature, African American literature, and literary theory.
- Education: PhD, MPhil, MA in English Literature from Drew University; BA in English Education from University of Delaware
Research Interests include Mary Shelley’s works, Gothic fiction, feminist and psychoanalytic theory, and the intersection of race and folklore in Hurston’s narratives. Recent publications engage Frankenstein’s cultural legacy, STEAM education, and technology ethics.
Key trends in his 2022 articles explore Frankenstein’s relevance to digital media, ecological ethics, and pedagogy. Earlier works analyze gender dynamics in Austen and Shelley, Godwinian family networks, and African American literary forms.
Editorial Contributions include Mary Shelley: Her Circle and Her Contemporaries (2010) and Frankenstein and STEAM (2022).
