Aidan Levy

Aidan Levy is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), having joined in 2024. He holds a Ph.D. and MFA from Columbia University (where he also completed an M.A.), an MFA from LIU-Brooklyn, and a B.A. from Brown University. Prior to USJ, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.

His research focuses on 20th-Century American Literature, African American Literature, Jazz Studies, Multi-Ethnic Literature, American Studies, and Sound Studies. These interdisciplinary interests are reflected in courses he teaches, such as 'The Art of Effective Writing,' 'American Literature,' 'African American Literature,' and 'Jazz Fictions.'

Levy is affiliated with the Leon Levy Center for Biography as a Fellow and the Columbia University Center for Jazz Studies. He has received notable awards, including the American Book Award, a PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award nomination, and recognition from the Jazz Journalists Association and ARSC for his contributions to writing and sound research.

No information is available regarding formal advising of students or grants. However, his academic roles and affiliations suggest involvement in literary and jazz studies initiatives. He collaborates with institutions like the Leon Levy Center and engages with interdisciplinary programs such as the Modern Language Association and Association for Recorded Sound Collections.