Steele Nowlin

Steele Nowlin is a Teaching Professor of English and Internship Coordinator at Pennsylvania State University's Department of English. He earned his Ph.D. in English from PSU in 2007, following M.A. (2002) and B.A. (1999) degrees. Previously, he served as an Associate Professor and Chair of English at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. His teaching spans medieval literature, Shakespeare, composition, and professional writing.

Research focuses on late medieval poets Chaucer and John Gower, with a recent转向 toward new materialist studies of poetic invention. His 2016 monograph Chaucer, Gower, and the Affect of Invention explores links between poetic creation and emotional dynamics. Current interests include the materiality of poetry and interdisciplinary literary approaches.

He has published articles and book chapters on medieval literature, though no specific awards or grants are listed in the profile.