Sarah Copland

Dr. Sarah Copland is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at MacEwan University's Faculty of Arts and Science. Her expertise spans modernism, rhetorical narrative theory, and scholarship of teaching and learning, with a focus on gender-inclusive language in writing classrooms.

Education: PhD from University of Toronto; BAH from Queen's University.

Research Interests: Modernism (British, American, Anglophone), narrative theory, ethics, and pedagogical innovations. She explores intersections of form, politics, and fictionality, particularly in 20th-21st century literature.

Recent Article Trends: Her 2021–2025 publications examine narrative ethics, gender-inclusive pedagogy, and rhetorical audience models, reflecting interdisciplinary ties between literary theory and educational practice.

Scientific Awards:

• Chancellor's Research Chair (2025–2027)
• Distinguished Teaching Award (2023)
• SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2009–2011)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2003–2004)

Advising & Grants: Supervises senior independent studies. Holds multiple MacEwan Dissemination Grants (2013–2024) and SoTL Fellowships. Previously at Kenyon College and Ohio State University's Project Narrative.