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Justin Brent, Ph.D.

Professor of English
English

Education

Ph.D. English SUNY Stony Brook

B.A. Furman University

Research or Areas of Specialty

I study medieval languages and literature, primarily focused on death, preparation for death, and the afterlife.

I supervise student research in linguistics and media. More recently, I’ve become interested on the connection between health and urban design, which has led me to write several grants promoting walkability and active living.

Recognitions

  • Professor of the Year, 2015
  • Grants that I worked on)
  • Textile Mill Memory Project, Andrew Mellon Foundation 2015, ($100,000)
  • Laurens County Revolutionary War Biking/Driving Trail, America Rescue Plan Act, 2021 ($200,000)
  • Safe Streets for All, 2022 ($250,000 and then $700,000)
  • CDC Healthy Eating, Active Living Grant, 2022; renewed 2024 ($100,000 and then $100,000)
  • NFWF Five Stars Urban Waters “People’s Garden Initiative,” 2025 ($300,000)

Classes at PC

  • Composition
  • Intro to Literature
  • Linguistics
  • Media Studies
  • Health Communication
  • Medieval Literature

Organizations

  • The New Chaucer Society

Certifications

  • TESOL Certification, 2016

Publications

“The Eschatalogical Cluster in MS Laud Misc. 108.” In Text and Context in MS Laud Misc. 108. Boston: Brill, 2011. 157-76.

Streets that Bind, a weekly substack on community development (I’ve already submitted my profile, but I left out this and hope that it might be included)