Biography and education
Texas native.
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Reed, B. A. (2024, September). Nested Skins. Pacifica Literary Review. United States. Retrieved from https://www.pacificareview.com/2024/09/13/nested-skins-by-ben-reed/
- Reed, B. A. (2022, July 15). On Raking Up the Dead: How the unusual afterlife of a Prussian servant sheds light on social-media comeuppance in the time of COVID-19. The Missouri Review. Columbia, MO, United States. Retrieved from https://missourireview.com/on-raking-up-the-dead-by-ben-reed/
- Reed, B. A. (2021, January). The Interpretation of Dreams. The Adroit Journal. United States: Adroit. Retrieved from https://theadroitjournal.org/issue-thirty-six/ben-reed-prose/
- Reed, B. A. (n.d.). “My Turn with the Wand.” The Raleigh Review. Raleigh, NC, US.
- Reed, B. A. (2025, October). “River Shoes.” Ghost Parachute. Orlando, FL, US: Ghost Parachute. Retrieved from https://ghostparachute.com/issue/october-2025-issue/river-shoes/
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Nominee: Finalist, The Second Annual Perkoff Prize, The Missouri Review. July 2022
- Award / Honor Nominee: Pushcart Prize, Ghost Parachute (journal). 2017
- Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Teaching, at the Senior Lecturer / Lecturer level, College of Liberal Arts. November 20, 2017
Featured service activities
- Member
IA/TA Hiring Committee
- Member
Sophomore Literature Commitee
- Member
IA/TA Hiring Committee
- Member
Sophomore Literature Commitee
- Member
IA/TA Hiring Committee
- Co-Chair
Reduced Textbook Cost (Departmental) Committee