Kylene N. Cave

Kylene N. Cave is an Assistant Professor of English at Andrews University. She earned her BA and MA in English from Andrews University and completed her PhD in English Literature at Michigan State University in 2022. Her academic roles include serving on Faculty Senate, Honors Council, and as faculty advisor for Nu Sigma (English Honors Society). She teaches courses such as Mystery Fiction, Afrofuturism, and Transcribing the Self.

• Education: BA (Andrews University), MA (Andrews University), PhD (Michigan State University)

Her research focuses on 20th and 21st century transatlantic literature, popular genres, and intersections between literary studies, cognitive science, and digital humanities. Her dissertation analyzed crime fiction's contributions to memory studies and cognitive theory.

She actively engages in academic service and teaching, combining rigorous scholarship with spiritual and personal mentorship in the department's legacy environment.