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Jason Tougaw is a Professor in the Department of English at Queens College, CUNY, where he directs the MFA Program in Creative Writing & Literary Translation and serves as Faculty Advisor for The Knight News. His work bridges creative nonfiction, neuroscience, and music writing, exemplified by his memoir The One You Get (Dzanc Nonfiction Prize winner) and The Elusive Brain (Yale UP). He produces QC POD, a podcast exploring Queens College community, and is developing a cultural history of Eminem and a podcast series on Dory Previn.
His teaching spans courses like Writing About Popular Music, Podcasting, and Voices of Neurodiversity, emphasizing student-driven media creation and career development through internships. Recent articles analyze David Mitchell’s The Bone Clocks, somatics in trauma therapy, and neuroscience’s role in literary theory. His work interrogates memory, identity, and the intersection of biology with storytelling, often through personal and familial lenses.
Scientific awards include the Dzanc Nonfiction Prize. His research engages neuroaesthetics, intergenerational trauma, and cultural critiques of reality perception, informed by theories like Jacob von Uexküll’s umwelt. Though not explicitly mentioning labs or teams, his collaborations with generative somatics trainers and social justice organizations underscore his commitment to embodied, politically conscious scholarship.
