DR. JOSEPH OZIAS 

earned his PhD in English, Literary and Cultural Studies from the University of Cincinnati.  His research interests include Joseph Heller, Philip Roth, Jewish American Literature, humor, 20th Century American Literature, multiethnic literature, and film and media studies. His work on these subjects has recently been published, or is soon to be published, in Philip Roth Studies, MELUS, In Media Res, Women's Writing (Taylor & Francis) and The John Updike Review. He is working on an article for a forthcoming special issue of Journal of Jewish Identities (for which the proposal has been accepted). He has received various literary awards, like the Judith Yaross Lee Publication Grant from the American Humor Studies Association, the John Updike Review Emerging Writers Prize and the Siegel/McDaniel Award from the Philip Roth Society. For nearly a decade he has been teaching courses such as World Literature, American Literature, Topics in Science Fiction, English Composition, Intermediate Composition, Jews in American Film, and more. He is the winner of the 2024 William C. Boyce Award for Outstanding Teaching. If you want to discuss his work, you can contact him via LinkedIn or email him directly.