Wendy Nielsen

Wendy Nielsen is a Professor of English at Montclair State University, affiliated with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She holds a B.A. from UC San Diego and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from UC Davis, with additional studies at Georg August University in Göttingen, Germany.

Her research focuses on cultural history figures in literature, including transhumanism themes and American illness narratives. Teaching specialties include European Romanticism, Science Fiction, Enlightenment literature, and Medical Humanities. She also teaches in the Honors Program and graduate seminars.

Publications include Women Warriors in Romantic Drama (2012) and Motherless Creations (2022), alongside essays on Frankenstein, automata, and literary figures in journals like Studies in English Literature and Goethe Yearbook.

No scientific awards explicitly mentioned. Current research explores chronic disease narratives in America. Office hours are held Tuesdays and Thursdays via Calendly.