Brian Croxall

Biography

Brian Croxall is Associate Research Professor of Digital Humanities Brigham Young University. In this position, he imagines, designs, and manages digital scholarship projects in collaboration with faculty and students, as well as teaching courses in the Digital Humanities and Technology (DigHT) minor. Prior to coming to BYU, he worked at Brown University as Digital Humanities Librarian and at Emory University Libraries as Digital Humanities Strategist and Lecturer of English.

Croxall publishes and presents regularly on digital pedagogy, the role of data in the humanities, and on alternate career pathways for PhDs. His first co-edited book examined the role of steampunk in contemporary culture; his second co-edited book considers pedagogy within the realm of digital humanities. He previously served on the Executive Council (2014-2018), Program Committee (2019-2022), Delegate Assembly (2018-2021), and Committee on Information Technology (2011-2014) at the Modern Language Association. He also served as the Secretary (2017-2021) for the international Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations.