Academic Dean
Associate Professor
Department of English Language and Literature
Contact Information:
Ben Reinhard, Ph.D.
134 Christendom Dr.
Front Royal, VA 22630
540.551.9201
ben.reinhard@christendom.edu
Education
B.A., Purdue University, 2006
M.M.S., University of Notre Dame, 2008
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 2013
Classes Taught
- Literature of Western Civilization (I-IV)
- Poetry and Poetics
- Literary Criticism
- Anglo-Saxon Literature
- Middle English Literature
- Chaucer
- Introduction to Old English
- Arthurian Literature
Hobbies
I regularly practice martial arts, mostly Tae Kwon Do and Ju Jitsu. I also enjoy hiking the Shenandoah National Park and following Notre Dame football.
Areas of expertise
Medieval English literature, broadly considered, with a specialization in Old English language and literature.
Selected Scholarship
I have been published in the Old English Newsletter and English Studies.