Kristin Bryant Rajan

Kristin Bryant Rajan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at Kennesaw State University, where she integrates modernist literature, contemplative education, and creative writing into her teaching and research. She holds a PhD in Literature from Case Western Reserve University and an MA in Literature/Rhetoric and Composition from Old Dominion University.

• Research Focus: Meditative moments in modernist texts, Buddhism's influence on narrative identity, and literature's role in personal evolution.
• Creative Output: Author of the poetry chapbook Shadows (2024), exploring familial relationships through compassion.

Her academic work spans critical analyses of Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield, and James Joyce, with a forthcoming Shadows chapter examining selfhood. Rajan also facilitates wellness workshops for KSU and national conferences, blending mindfulness with pedagogy. Awards include

• Pushcart Prize Nomination
• Best of the Net Nomination

for her creative nonfiction and poetry. She has no listed students or grants in the provided texts.