Jared Stanley

Jared Stanley is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Nevada, Reno, specializing in creative writing and poetics. His work bridges literary arts with interdisciplinary practices, particularly in ecopoetry and collaboration with visual artists.

Education: MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from University of Iowa (2004), B.A. in English Literature from University of California, Berkeley (2001).

Research focuses on contemporary poetics, ecocritical approaches to literature, and innovative interdisciplinary projects. Key exhibitions include collaborations such as Terma, Images from the Ear or Groin or Somewhere (2019) with Sameer Farooq at the Lilley Museum of Art.

Recipient of major awards including the Saturnalia Books Prize and Nevada Writers Hall of Fame's Silver Pen Award, alongside fellowships from Harvard's Woodberry Poetry Room and Nevada Arts Council.

Teaches courses including ENG 708/709 (graduate creative writing) and undergraduate writing seminars. Office located in Frandsen Humanities Building, Room 030.