Areas of Expertise

First-Year Writing; creative writing; literature; film and cinema; interdisciplinary humanities.

Research Interests

Samuel Granoff's research interests include historical fiction, adaptation, and interdisciplinary approaches to literature, film, music, and more. He previously held a Herbert Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Tennessee and a Fulbright Research Fellowship at Université Paris-Saclay. He has also served as Writing Center Director and Professor of English for Semester at Sea and has taught at Columbia University, Duke University, Florida State University, and Florida Gulf Coast University.

Education

2025
PhD, English Literature, Florida State University

2022
MFA, Creative Writing, Columbia University

2019
MA, Liberal Studies, Duke University

2017
BA, History, University of San Francisco