Christina Jarvis

Christina Jarvis is a Professor of English at State University of New York at Fredonia, where she has taught over twenty-five courses in English and American Studies since joining the faculty in 2000. Her expertise spans environmental literature, 20th-century American culture, and Kurt Vonnegut scholarship, with significant contributions to ecocriticism and gender studies.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in English with Graduate Minor in Women's Studies from Penn State University
• M.A. in English from Penn State University
• B.A. in English and History from Rutgers University

Professor Jarvis's research explores intersections of environmentalism, war literature, and masculinity through frameworks like planetary citizenship and the Anthropocene. Her work critically examines Vonnegut's environmental activism while analyzing gender dynamics in wartime contexts across American history. She employs interdisciplinary methodologies bridging literary analysis with ecological and gender theory to address sustainability and social change.

Her publication trajectory reveals a decisive shift toward environmental humanities after 2015, with recent works focusing on Vonnegut's ecological philosophy and the Anthropocene. Concurrently, she maintains scholarly engagement with war literature through analyses of intergenerational trauma and masculinity in both World War II and Vietnam War narratives.

Her distinguished awards include:

• Robert W. Kasling Lecture Award (2023)
• Everett Helm Visiting Fellowship (2017)
• Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2007)
• American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship (1999)

Professor Jarvis actively mentors students in literary research and community-engaged scholarship, evidenced by her 2015 Community Engagement Award. Her media presence includes features on The History of Literature podcast and The Daily Vonnegut, extending academic discourse to public audiences through interviews and workshops on Vonnegut's planetary citizenship.