Meet Steven Mollmann
Assistant Professor, English and Writing
Education: 2007 Miami University of Ohio, B.A. and B.S.
2010 University of Connecticut, M.A.
2016 University of Connecticut, Ph.D.
Courses Taught: Writing and Inquiry
Career Specialties: Steven Mollmann’s scholarship focuses on the impact of science on fiction, especially British literature from 1800 to the present, and children’s literature. He is also invested in the teaching of academic writing and writing program administration.
Professional and Community Activities: Mollmann’s research on 19th-century literature and science has appeared in journals
English Literature in Transition, the Gaskell Journal
and
Science Fiction Studies
. He has also written about Indian science fiction for the
Journal of Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies
, and is currently at work on a book project about 19th-century British literature featuring scientists.
Mollmann has written about science fiction for popular venues such as the Tor.com blog,
Unreality SF
and
Sense of Wonder
(a science fiction textbook). He has also co-authored several works of
Star Trek
fiction.
Honors and Awards: Mollmann was one of the 2015 recipients of the R. D. Mullen Research Fellowship, awarded by
Science Fiction Studies
. He was also the 2010 recipient of the M. Thomas Inge Award for Comics Scholarship, presented by Popular Culture Association, for the best paper in the comics track at the PCA’s annual meeting.