Biography

Dr. Ted Howell teaches jointly in Writing Arts and Geography, Planning, & Sustainability, focusing on environmental and sustainability issues. He helps students develop their capacity for ecological thought and enables them to find actionable solutions to complex problems. His teaching on climate change fiction, or “cli-fi,” was featured in The Atlantic, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Smithsonian. 

Dr. Howell’s research explores in how philosophies of nature are reflected in creative works and how scientists, reformers, and authors collaborate to formulate and frame ideas about the environment. His work has been published in Modern Language Quarterly and the collection Modernism and the Anthropocene. In addition to scholarly work, he presents and writes about teaching and pedagogy, including a series of learning modules freely available through Rowan Digital Works. 

Ted is also the Faculty Advisor for the Rowan Environmental Action League (REAL) and a member of the Martinson Honors College and Faculty Center advisory boards. He lives in Glassboro and enjoys gardening, playing disc golf and board games, and exploring parks and woods.

Research Interests

Climate Change Fiction, Environmental Humanities

Courses

Environmental Writing & Rhetoric, Honors College Composition I, Senior Seminar in Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Environmental Advocacy,  Sophomore Engineering Clinic