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Rebecca Hazelton Stafford serves as an Associate Professor of English at North Central College, where she teaches creative writing in the Department of English within the College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a B.A. from Davidson College (2000), an M.F.A. from the University of Notre Dame (2005), and a Ph.D. from Florida State University (2010).
Stafford's research focuses on poetry, creative writing, gender studies, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Her work explores contemporary relationships, gender roles, marriage dynamics, and cultural constructions through both theoretical and creative lenses. She approaches these subjects with a distinctive voice that combines intellectual rigor with accessible language, often employing wit and irony to examine complex social phenomena.
Her scholarly output shows a clear trajectory toward increasingly nuanced examinations of contemporary relationships and gender dynamics. Recent publications demonstrate her evolving focus from traditional poetic forms toward more experimental approaches that interrogate modern cultural constructions, particularly around marriage and gender expectations. Her work consistently appears in top-tier literary journals and has been recognized by prestigious anthologies.
- Discovery/The Nation prize winner
- Recipient of two Pushcart Prizes
- Wheeler Prize winner for Fair Copy
- 2010-11 Jay C. and Ruth Hall Poetry Fellow at University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and Sewanee Writer's Conference
- New York Times "New and Notable" pick for Gloss
Stafford actively mentors students in creative writing and poetry, with numerous publications in major literary journals including Poetry and The New Yorker. She has developed innovative teaching approaches documented in her Poetry Foundation Learning Lab essays. Her current research includes a book on American masculinity and contemporary marriage, along with experimental essays examining rape culture, the #metoo movement, and bisexuality.
