Whitney Arnold

Whitney Arnold is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), with a joint appointment in the Department of Medicine. She chairs the Medical and Health Humanities Theme in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Her research focuses on self-narratives, autobiographical texts, health/illness narratives, and literary history, with a current project exploring embodiment in cross-continental autobiographical writings.

Education:

• B.A., Washington University in St. Louis
• M.A. and Ph.D., UCLA

Research Interests: Arnold's work bridges literature and medicine, examining how autobiographical forms across centuries and languages articulate concepts of selfhood and embodiment. She engages with 18th/19th-century British and French literature, digital humanities methodologies, and theoretical frameworks for analyzing authorial narration.

Awards/Grants: No specific awards or grants mentioned in the provided text.

Advising: No listed advisees or students.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Medical and Health Humanities Theme within UCLA's medical school, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue between literary studies and healthcare practices.