Chelsea Rogers
Assistant Professor of English
Department(s)
EnglishCredentials
Ph.D. in English Literature, University of South Carolina; M.A. in English, University of North Florida; B.A. in English, University of Florida
About Chelsea Rogers
Dr. Chelsea Rogers is an Assistant Professor at Charleston Southern University. She received her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. Her dissertation focused on the representations of witness and masculinity concerning young black males in Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Her research interests include connections between 20th and 21st-century Adolescent Literature and facets of representation, as well as African American Studies, Graphic Novels, Religion, and Science Fiction.
"As faculty members, we are to understand the multifaceted purpose of each student which entails 1) helping students to grasp who God has called each of them to be as individuals and 2) working diligently on the path towards success and growth both spiritually and academically. The calling of each student, integrated with the pursuit of excellence, is the focus of our mission at CSU."
Awards
Russell J. and Dorothy S. Bilinski Fellowship, University of South Carolina
USC English Departmental Fellowship, University of South Carolina
Delores Auzenne Fellowship, University of North Florida
Recent Scholarly Work & Publications
Chelsea Rogers (2025). “If I Could Only Go Back: Playing with Time in Blake Crouch’s Texts.” South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference, Atlanta, GA; November 2025.
Chelsea Rogers (2025). “‘This can’t be Heaven’: The Women Centered in Octavia Butler’s Bloodchild and Other Stories.” Northeast Modern Language Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA; March 2025.
Rogers, Chelsea. “Book Review of The Captain.” SFRA Review, 24 Jan. 2025, sfrareview.org/2025/01/24/the-captain/.
Rogers, Chelsea (2026). “Pebbles.” J.R.R. Tolkien and Children’s Lit. The Children’s Literature Association Quarterly.