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Justine Dymond is an Associate Professor of English at Springfield College, where she has been a member of the humanities faculty since fall 2008. She is affiliated with the Department of Literature, Writing, and Journalism in the School of Arts and Sciences and also serves on the Honors Program Faculty and Staff. Dymond holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2004), a Master of Fine Arts from the same institution (1999), and a Bachelor of Arts from Carnegie Mellon University (1992).
Her research interests span American literature, with a focus on 'ethnic' mysteries, transatlantic modernism, and motherhood memoirs. She teaches courses such as Survey of American Literature, African American Literature, and Creative Writing. Dymond’s creative works, including short prose and poetry, have appeared in journals like The Massachusetts Review, Pleiades, and Cimarron Review. She has also contributed to The Briar Cliff Review and Meat for Tea (most recently, her nonfiction story 'Stone Wall').
Notably, her short story 'Cherubs' earned recognition in The O. Henry Prize Stories 2007 and was listed as a distinguished story in The Best American Short Stories 2006. In 2020, she was a finalist for the Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in the fiction/creative nonfiction category for her lyrical essay 'Brave of Worms.'
Dymond’s teaching and professional development experience includes roles at UMASS prior to Springfield College, where she focused on pedagogical innovation and faculty support. No lab or team affiliations are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
