About
I am currently a Ph.D. candidate at Binghamton University, studying early American literature. Education
Binghamton University
Ph.D. in English– 2018-present
Stony Brook University
M.A. in English– 2016-2018
B.A. in English with Departmental Honors, Cum Luade– 2013-2016 Publications
Stears, R. “The Evolutionary Life of Walt Whitman as Told Through Photography.” Stony Brook University, May 2018
Stears, R. “Reconstructing a Nation Divided: Whitman’s Civil War Poetry.” Stony Brook University, May 2016
Upcoming Talks and Conferences
“Whitman at 200,” American Literature Association, Boston, MA, May 2019
“International Walt Whitman Week Seminar and Symposium,” The Transatlantic Walt Whitman Association, TU Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany, May 2018
“International Walt Whitman Week Seminar and Symposium,” The Transatlantic Walt Whitman Association, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France, June 2017
“English Department Conference,” Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, April 2016
Memberships
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association
