Alison Glassie

Alison Glassie is Assistant Professor of English at Northeastern University, researching cultural histories of the ocean through 20th-century American and Caribbean literatures. Her interdisciplinary work bridges marine science and literary studies.

Education:

• Ph.D. English, University of Virginia
• M.A. Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island
• B.A. English & Environmental Studies, Middlebury College

Research examines:

• Vernacular marine epistemologies in fiction
• Literary representations of oceanic ecosystems
• Coastal community narratives in climate change contexts

Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship (2020) for archival research on Atlantic literary traditions. Current book project 'Atlantic Shapeshifters' analyzes fluid narrative forms in sea literature.