Samantha Seal

Dr. Samantha Seal is an Associate Professor of English and Women's Studies at the University of New Hampshire, specializing in medieval literature and the history of the body.

Education includes a PhD from Yale University. Research focuses on mechanisms of heredity, reproductive theories, and racial formation in medieval English literature. Her work integrates feminist theory with medical history to examine Chaucer's legacy, medieval Jewish representations, and disability in religious texts.

Recent publications critically examine canon formation, racial constructs in religious contexts, and representations of disability. Digital projects include a database tracking maternal mortality in premodern Europe.