Elizabeth Tran

Elizabeth N. Tran earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing and an M.A. in English from Chapman University. Her research is focused primarily on the theories of rhetoric and composition pedagogy, young adult literature, and Asian American studies. She was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award for her paper titled, “Labor-Based and/or Rubric-Based? Examining the Effects of a Hybrid Grading System in the Composition Classroom” at the 2023 College English Association (CEA) Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Her paper will be included in the CEA’s flagship journal The Critic, published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

Aside from her scholarly work, Elizabeth is also working on a young adult speculative fiction novel, as well as a collection of short stories exploring the Asian American identity. Her short story “The Red Thread” has been published in Ouroboros Magazine, and her poems, “Existing in the In-Between,” “Cooking Dinner,” and “New Year’s Eve,” have been published in Calliope Art & Literary Magazine.