Emily Houlik-Ritchey
· Associate Professor, English Director of Undergraduate Studies, English Faculty Chair, CTERice University · English and Creative Writing
Active 2008–2024
About
Emily Houlik-Ritchey is an Associate Professor of English at Rice University, where she also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the English Faculty and Chair of the CTE Department. Her comparative research focuses on the shared story traditions of medieval England and Castile, emphasizing literary representations of multicultural interactions, geographic proximities, and the complex relationships between creedal communities. She is the author of 'Imagining Iberia in English and Castilian Medieval Romance,' a book that explores the intersection of religious ethics and intercultural contact within medieval romance genres from England and Castile. Her scholarly work also includes articles on Chaucer, John Gower, and medieval romance, and she has co-edited a special issue of Exemplaria. Her future research aims to analyze intercultural and interreligious narratives of leprosy, particularly the concept of the 'blood cure,' and how these narratives engage with medieval discourses on ethics, gender, sexuality, disability, and religious identity.
Awards & honors
- Sophia Meyer Farb Prize for Teaching (2017)
- Faculty Teaching and Mentor Award (2020)
- George R. Brown Teaching Grant (2020)
- HRC Faculty Teaching Release Fellowship (2019)
- McMurtry College Outstanding Faculty Associate (2019)
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