Jason Lewallen

Dr. Jason Lewallen is an Associate Professor of French and Director of the French Program within the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Dallas. He joined the faculty in 2014 following the completion of his PhD in French Literature from Stanford University (2014).

Dr. Lewallen holds a PhD in French Literature from Stanford University (2014), an M.A. in Comparative Literature from Dartmouth College (2007), and a B.A. in University Scholars from Baylor University (2005).

His research focuses on 20th-century French novels, existentialism, and the intersection of religion and literature. He explores themes such as secularization theory, Catholic writers, and the hermeneutics of conversion in works by authors like Jean-Paul Sartre and François Mauriac. His work often examines how literary texts engage with religious and philosophical questions through narrative forms.

• King/Haggar Scholar Award (2016)
• Christianity and Literature Travel Grant (2013)
• Stanford Centennial Teaching Award (2013)
• Stanford-Ecole Normale Supérieure Visiting Research Fellowship (2011)

Dr. Lewallen has advised numerous students in French literature and culture, though specific advisee names are not listed. No grants are explicitly mentioned in his profile.