Caitlin Charman

Caitlin Charman is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Memorial University of Newfoundland, specializing in Atlantic Canadian and Newfoundland literature, environmental studies, and cultural geography. She holds a PhD from Queen’s University (English Literature).

• PhD: Queen’s University (English Literature)
• MA: Queen’s University (English Literature)
• BA: St. Francis Xavier University

Her research focuses on intersections between literature, environment, and public policy, particularly in coastal and energy contexts. Key themes include oceanic imagination in Canadian narratives, petrocultures, and regional identity formation.

Recent work explores environmental policy through literary analysis, including studies on energy humanities and maritime industrialization. She co-authored a 2013 report on sustainable food systems.

• Current Project: 'Re-Imagining the Ocean: Atlantic-Canadian Sea Stories and Environmental Policy'

Teaches undergraduate courses on Newfoundland literature, modern Canadian fiction, and graduate seminars on Atlantic-Canadian sea narratives.