Tyler Jean Dukes

Tyler Jean Dukes serves as a Visiting Lecturer in Women and Gender Studies and is a doctoral candidate in the English Department at Texas Christian University's AddRan College of Liberal Arts. Her academic profile combines rigorous scholarship in early British literature with interdisciplinary inquiry into gender, disability, and the medical humanities.

Her research centers on the intersections of storytelling and healing processes, drawing from her dual expertise as a scholar and certified childbirth doula. She investigates how narrative structures in literature address contemporary societal challenges, particularly empathy deficits during global crises like the pandemic. This work positions her at the forefront of applying narrative medicine frameworks to literary studies and pedagogy.

Dukes' 2023 publication in Pedagogy journal exemplifies her innovative approach, demonstrating how narrative medicine techniques can rebuild empathetic engagement in literature classrooms during periods of social fragmentation. Her scholarship bridges historical literary analysis with urgent present-day educational and healthcare concerns.