Brad Campbell

Dr. Brad Campbell is an Associate Professor in the English Department at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His scholarship examines intersections of literature, psychiatry, and environmental studies, with special attention to American modernism and representations of psychological states.

Research Areas:

• Literary representations of mental health and psychiatry
• Environmental literature and ecocriticism
• African American literary traditions
• Transatlantic modernist connections

Teaching Recognition:

• University Distinguished Teaching Award (2021)
• College of Liberal Arts Teaching Award (2012)
• Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (UIUC)

He teaches courses spanning American literature from 1830-present, African American literature, and specialized topics in California literature and American modernism.