Dr. Jeffrey J. Kripal and Dr. Claire Fanger
Linyan Zheng is a PhD student in the Department of Religion at Rice University. She is interested in the intersection of religion, literature and medicine. Her current research focuses on the therapeutic effects of H.D.’s resurrection myth and Edgar Allan Poe’s unique cosmology.
Research Areas
Literature and Religion; Medical Humanities; Public Humanities; Asian Studies (Chinese Classical Literature)
Education
M.A., English Literature, Beijing Normal University, 2021
Honors & Awards
2026: Marilyn Marrs Gillet International Travel Fellowship
2025: The GSA Cultural Enrichment Grant
2025: Jane B. Owen Award
2025: Gnosticism, Esotericism, and Mysticism (GEM) Certificate
2025: Humanities Research Center Repair Program Grant
2025: Graduate Student Activity Grant
2018-2021: First Prize of Academic Scholarship for three years
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