Craig Messner

Craig Messner is a Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, affiliated with the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute and the Center for Digital Humanities (CDH). He holds a PhD in English from UCLA (2021) and previously served as a post-doctoral researcher at CDH, focusing on non-standard dialectal English in 19th-century literature. His work bridges historical linguistics and digital humanities, emphasizing computational methods for analyzing literary dialects and textual variation.

Education:

• PhD in English, UCLA, 2021

Research Interests: Dr. Messner specializes in 19th-century literary dialects, dialectology, and the application of computational tools to historical texts. His research explores how orthographic and linguistic variations in literature reflect sociolinguistic identities and temporal shifts. Current projects include developing curricula at CDH that integrate digital methodologies into humanities research.

Publications: His recent work highlights trends in diachronic linguistic analysis, neural modeling of orthographic variants, and the intersection of NLP with literary studies. Earlier publications address narrative techniques in American literature and philosophical themes in literary space.

Awards: No scientific awards explicitly mentioned in available texts.

Advising & Grants: No formal advisees or grants listed. His role at CDH emphasizes curriculum development rather than direct student supervision.

Labs/Teams: Active in CDH (Center for Digital Humanities), leading initiatives to build interdisciplinary curricula and computational tools for humanities research.