Andy Meyer

Andy Meyer is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Norwegian at the University of Washington, specializing in Ecocriticism, Arctic Studies, and Scandinavian Literature. His research explores the relationship between literary imagination and wildness. He has held a Fulbright Roving Scholar position (2015-2016) in Norway, focusing on American Studies. He has taught at the University of Washington's English Department, Program on the Environment, and Nordic Studies at Luther College, Iowa.

Education includes a Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington (2010), an M.A. in English (2006), and a B.A. in English from Luther College (2004).

Research interests span Ecocriticism, Norwegian Poetry, Scandinavian Literature, and Arctic Studies. His Fulbright experience involved extensive travel and teaching across Norway, emphasizing the nation’s educational and social values. He has also explored the intersection of American and Norwegian cultural identities through his writings and lectures.

Awards include the Fulbright Roving Scholar fellowship, which supported his work in Norway. His teaching and research highlight themes of environmental literature, cultural studies, and cross-national educational practices.