Associate Professor of English at New York Institute of Technology
About
Jennifer Griffiths has taught college writing and literature courses since 1996. Prior to arriving at New York Institute of Technology, she held full-time teaching positions at the US Coast Guard Academy/Leadership Development Center and Marymount College of Fordham University. Dr. Griffiths has served as a writing program administrator since 2003 in three different institutional contexts. As a scholar, Griffiths has focused on the interdisciplinary field of trauma studies, specifically in relation to African American literature.
Current Work:
Dr. Griffith's current book project, Risk/Reward, will address representations of African American adolesence, particularly from the perspective of black youth narrators, and will look at experimental strategies in language and form intended to capture and convey the complex experience of this specific generation's young people, paying specific attention to the concept of "risk" as it applies both to the culture wars, post-traumatic response, and the creative imperative.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Trauma, race, gender
