Steven Gehrke

Steven Gehrke is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Nevada, Reno, within the College of Liberal Arts. He holds an MFA in Poetry and Screenwriting from the University of Texas-Austin (as a Michener Fellow) and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia. His work bridges creative writing, screenwriting, and literary scholarship, with a focus on 20th-century American literature and Romanticism.

• Education:
• Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia (2006)
• MFA, University of Texas-Austin
• B.A., Minnesota State University

His research and creative output include three poetry collections—Michelangelo's Seizure (National Poetry Series, 2007), The Pyramids of Malpighi (2004), and The Resurrection Machine (2000)—and screenwriting accolades from the Nicholls Foundation and Chesterfield Fellowship. He teaches creative writing, literature, and Core Humanities courses.

Awards include the Pushcart Prize, National Endowment for the Arts grant, and recognition for his screenwriting.

Grants and funding: National Endowment for the Arts grant. His creative and scholarly work emphasizes interdisciplinary connections between poetry, science, and literary history.