The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

(in progress)

The University of Rhode Island (U.S.A.)

Aaron Tillman. Thesis: “Magical American Jew: The enigma of difference in contemporary Jewish American short fiction and film.” University of Rhode Island, U.S.A. 2005-2008 . Dr. Tillman is currently Lecturer, UMass Amherst Writing Program, USA. Formerly Associate Professor of English and Director of the Honors Program at Newbury College, MA (institution closed May 2019)

Andrew Ploeg. Thesis: “Toward a new numinous: the divine in postmodern literature.” University of Rhode Island, U.S.A. 2007-2012. Dr. Ploeg is now Assistant Professor, Bilkent University Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas, Ankara, Turkey.

Mihaela Harper. Thesis: “Literature in anomie: Postcommunist, postmodern, postapocalyptic.” University of Rhode Island, U.S.A. 2007-2012. Dr. Harper is now Assistant Professor, Bilkent University Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas, Ankara, Turkey.

Laurie Rodrigues. Thesis: “Affective Reconfigurations: A new politics of difference for the 21st century U.S. literary community.” University of Rhode Island, U.S.A. 2010-2013.  

Brittany Hirth.  Thesis: “Absurdity and artistry in twentieth century American war literature.” University of Rhode Island, U.S.A. 2010-2016. Dr. Hirth is now Assistant Professor of English (tenure-track), Department of Language and Literature, Dickinson State University, North Dakota, USA.

Jason Shrontz. Thesis: “’You will hold this book in your hands’: The novel and corporeality in the new media ecology.” University of Rhode Island, U.S.A. 2013-2017. Dr. Shrontz is now Assistant Professor of English and Language Arts (tenure-track), Klamath Community College, Oregon, USA.

Matthew Balliro. Thesis: “The New Sincerity in American Literature.” University of Rhode Island, U.S.A. 2013-2018.

Kimberly Wickham. Thesis: “Questing Feminism: Narrative Tensions and Magical Women in Modern Fantasy.” University of Rhode Island, U.S.A. 2015-2018. Dr. Wickham is now Assistant Professor at Fairmont State, W. Virginia, U.S.A.

Ryan Engley. Thesis: “To Be Continued: Serial Storytelling in New Media Narrative.” University of Rhode Island, U.S.A. 2015-2019. Dr. Engley is now Assistant Professor of Media Studies (tenure-track), Pomona College, CA, U.S.A.