Stacey Balkan

Stacey Balkan is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). She is also the Program Coordinator for the Undergraduate Minor in Environment and Society and the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Studies, reflecting her interdisciplinary engagement across humanities and environmental scholarship.

Her research lies at the intersection of environmental and postcolonial studies, with core interests in Environmental Literature, Ecocriticism, Environmental and Energy Humanities, Postcolonial Studies, and Anglophone World Literatures. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses such as Literature and the Environment, Postcolonial Environments, and Climate Fictions, emphasizing literary responses to ecological crises and imperial legacies.

Dr. Balkan’s recent publications reveal a strong focus on narratives of extraction, petrocultures, and postcolonial environmental justice. Her work appears in major interdisciplinary journals and edited collections, demonstrating a commitment to global literary perspectives on energy, climate, and decolonization. Her monograph Rogues in the Postcolony and co-edited volume Oil Fictions are central contributions to the environmental humanities.

She has contributed to significant scholarly projects including the Routledge Companion to Literature and Environment, ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, Revue Études Anglaises, and The Global South, showcasing her influence in both Anglophone and transnational literary studies.

Dr. Balkan received her Ph.D. from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. As Program Coordinator, she supports academic training in environmental studies across degree levels, indicating active mentorship and curriculum development, though specific advisees are not listed. She is involved in shaping the next generation of environmentally engaged humanists through institutional leadership and pedagogy.

She is affiliated with research in environmental justice, climate fiction, and postcolonial ecocriticism, contributing to vibrant interdisciplinary conversations through publications and program coordination.