Bethany Brigham

Affiliation: Northumbria University

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Fiction
Creatures: Monsters, Vampires

My research interests include popular literature and culture, public health and medical reform, ethics, professionalisation and practice, death and the body, medical collections and museums, print and book history.

Email: beth.brigham@hotmail.com

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Rev. Dr. Daniel Medina

Affiliation: Johnnie Coleman Theological Seminary

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Gothic Music, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Arts, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, Caribbean Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Tropical Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Vampires

Daniel Medina was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Miami, Florida. A graduate of Florida International University, Daniel went on to serve in U.S. Military Intelligence. He holds graduate degrees from the University of Oklahoma and St. Thomas University (Florida Center for Theological Studies), Miami Gardens, FL, where he earned his doctorate with distinction.

Daniel has also written and presented lectures on several topics, including Charles Williams’ Theology of Romantic Love and Co-Inherence, Zen Meditation, Mindfulness, World Religions and Spirituality, Conflict Resolution, José Marti, and the American Transcendentalist Movement. Dr. Medina is a public schoolteacher and an ordained minister with the United Church of Christ.

Daniel is also a painter, musician, and photographer. He grew up in the effervescence of punk, was raised in the euphoria of the 80s, was an adept of the pre-Goth subculture, and reflects of the vastness of a movement seeking, desiring, and demanding to be – children of the Sun.

He lives in Little Havana.

Email: tropigothparson@gmail.com

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Chloe Majstorovic

Affiliation: University of Melbourne

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction
Regions and Cultures: Black Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Nordic Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Chloe Majstorovic is an Honours student in Gothic Literature at the University of Melbourne.

Email: chloemajstorovic@gmail.com

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Daniel Leslie Schnopp-Wyatt

Affiliation: Lindsey Wilson College

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic
Gender: Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, Black Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters

Daniel Schnopp-Wyatt is a professor of counseling at Lindsey Wilson College. His research interests include human sacrifice, nuclear war, cannibalism, torture, homicide, and religious cults.

Email: wyattd@lindsey.edu

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Eugene Kim

Affiliation: Kingston University

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction
Regions and Cultures: Asian Gothic, European Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts

Eugene Kim is a PhD candidate in English literature at Kingston University London. She recently passed her viva and is preparing to publish articles on the Gothic and empathy.

Email: eugenish@gmail.com

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Chih Yi Cheng

Affiliation: National Chengchi University

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Gothic Fashion, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Animation, Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Games, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: Asian Gothic, European Gothic, Scottish Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Cheng Chih Yi is a masters student of English literature at National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan. Chih Yi’s past research has focused on Gothic literature, horror theory, and nineteen century novels, and she continues to study popular literature in 20th century.

Email: chloe10302829@gmail.com

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Melissa Bobe

Research Areas:
Period: 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Children and YA
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, Black Gothic, Caribbean Gothic, Latin American Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Dr. Melissa Bobe is an independent scholar and fiction writer. She recently won the 2023 New York Author Project competition for her short story collection Electric Trees. Dr. Bobe currently works as a public librarian.

Email: apis.melissa@gmail.com
Website: https://abookbumble.com/

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Lisa Vetere

Affiliation: Monmouth University

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth
Genres and Media: Fiction
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, Caribbean Gothic, Southern American Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts

I’m an associate professor who’s currently exploring the connection between eco-gothic and witchcraft in early American literature.

Email: lvetere@monmouth.edu

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Sam George

Affiliation: University of Hertfordshire

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Children and YA, Theatre and Performance, Tourism and Travel
Regions and Cultures: European Gothic, Irish Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

I am Associate Professor in Research at the University of Hertfordshire and the Convenor of the Open Graves, Open Minds project.

Email: s.george@herts.ac.uk
Website: https://researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk/en/persons/samantha-george

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Sam Hirst

Affiliation: University of Nottingham

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Poetry, Tourism and Travel
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Vampires

Sam Hirst works on the Gothic and theology in the early Gothic period, Gothic romance, and Queer Gothic Reimaginings.

Email: sam.hirst@nottingham.ac.uk
Website: https://romancingthegothic.com/

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