Riyukta Raghunath

Dr. Riyukta Raghunath is Associate Professor in English and Education at Northeastern University London, where she serves as Director of Global Experience Programmes. She holds a PhD in English Language and Linguistics from Sheffield Hallam University and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Her research focuses on:

• Cognitive approaches to counterfactual historical fiction
• Possible worlds theory in narrative analysis
• Science fiction and multiverse concepts
• Writing pedagogy in higher education
• Reader response to speculative fiction

Publication analysis indicates strong thematic focus on:

• Interdisciplinary approaches to narrative theory
• Reader cognition and interpretation processes
• Ontological complexity in fictional worlds
• Methodological innovations in literary linguistics

She co-designed and leads the First-Year Writing Studio course, incorporating design thinking principles into writing instruction. Dr. Raghunath actively contributes to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion initiatives, particularly supporting working women's advancement in academia.