Jason Tucker

Jason Tucker is a Lecturer in the Department of English at Suffolk University. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Ohio State University and a BA in English from the University of Montevallo.

Education:

• MFA, Ohio State University
• BA, University of Montevallo

Research Interests:

• Creative Nonfiction
• Rhetoric and Representation
• General Humanities
• Writing Studies
• Identity in the Southern U.S.

Publication Trends: His essays explore themes of race, gender, Southern identity, and personal transformation through lyrical prose and cultural analysis, often blending memoir with literary critique.

Scientific Awards:

• Pushcart Prize nominations (2012, 2011, 2009)
• Notable essay in The Best American Essays, 2013
• Sundress Publications' Best of the Net Anthology (2011)
• Dzanc Books' Best of the Web Anthology nominee (2009)

Teaching: He teaches courses in developmental writing, first-year writing, rhetoric, and storytelling, including WRI-100, WRI-103, ENG-221, CI-183, CI-161, SF-1179, WRI-102, CAS-HC403, WRI-101, and FYS-1179.