Books

Wolfsdorf, A., Wedlock, K., Lo, Cassandra. (2022) Navigating Trauma in the English Classroom. NCTE. Chicago, IL.

Journal Articles

1. Wolfsdorf, A., Porosoff, L. (2021). "Coping in the Classroom: Reconsidering the Trigger Warning." NAIS.

2. Wolfsdorf, A. (2021). “Gazing at the Skull: Teaching Hamlet During the Pandemic of 2020.” English Journal. Vol. 110, No. 5, June, 2021.

3. Wolfsdorf, A. (2020). “Mourning and Melancholia in the Great Gatsby.” The Fitzgerald Review. Vol. 17, January, 2020.

4. Wolfsdorf, A., Scott, A., Herzog, S. (2019). “What Happened July 21st: An Investigation of Trauma and Trigger Warnings in the English Classroom.” Changing English, Vol. 26, Issue 2, June, 2018.

5. Wolfsdorf, A. (2018). “The Play Within a Play’s the Thing.” Changing English, Vol. 25, Issue 2, May, 2018, p. 198-207.

6. Wolfsdorf, A. (2018). “When It Comes to High School English, Let’s Put Away the Trigger.” English Journal, Vol. 108, No. 1, September, 2018.

7. Wolfsdorf, A. (2017). “Reflecting on Functioning in Trigger Happy America.” Changing English, Vol. 24, Issue 3, December, 2017, p. 299-318.

8. Wolfsdorf, A. (2017). “A History of Our Field.” Journal of English Education, Vol. 49, No. 3, April, 2017, p. 298-306.

Book Chapters

1. Wolfsdorf, A. (2022). “Depth Prevention: When Trauma Disrupts Deep Reading.” Deep Reading: Teaching Reading in the Writing Classroom. Vol. 2. Editors: Sullivan, Tinberg, and Blau. Peter Lang Publishing, Bern, Switzerland.

2. Wolfsdorf, A. (2021). “‘Conceit Upon Her Father’: An Unintentional Confrontation With Grief and Hope in the English Classroom.” Humanizing Pathways of Grief: Writing Hope in the Academy. Routledge Press, London, England.

3. Wolfsdorf, A., Lee Grayson, M. (2019). “Courageous Conversations in the Age of the Trigger Warning,” From Disagreement to Discourse: A Chronicle of Controversies in Schooling and Education. Information Age Publishing.

Literary Publications

1. Wolfsdorf, A. (2017). “Goodnight Sweet Prince: A Reflection on John Browne’s Life.” Columbia Literary Journal.

2. Wolfsdorf, A. (2015). “Maxine’s Last Class.” Columbia Literary Journal.

3. Wolfsdorf, A. (2015). “Monday’s.” TC Public Space.

4. Wolfsdorf, A. (2014). “Black Coffee.” Columbia Literary Journal.

Adam Wolfsdorf is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Wesleyan's Graduate Liberal Studies Program, where he teaches courses related to literature, adolescenc, trauma, family, and pedagogy. He is also n Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Education, where he trains pre-serive teachers in the humanities. Wolfsdorf is an original founder and the Humanities Department Chair at Bay Ridge Preparatory. He holds a PhD in English Education from Columbia University, where he served as the Coordinator of the INSTEP Master’s program. He has published extensively in Changing English, The F. Scott Fitzgerald Review, English Education, English Journal, and The Columbia Literary Journal. Dr. Wolfsdorf has book chapters in Humanizing Grief in Higher Education (Routledge) and Deep Reading, Volume 2 (Peter Lang). Wolfsdorf has a book, Navigating Trauma in the English Classroom with NCTE; the book focuses on the intersection among literature, composition, trauma, and pedagogy. Outside of the English classroom, Wolfsdorf has performed professionally for 25-years. He appeared in the national tours of the Broadway musicals RENT (with Neil Patrick Harris) and Grease. He fronts the nationally touring rock band, The Energy (MTV, NBC, ABC, and ESPN). Wolfsdorf received his MA in Psychology and Education from Columbia University, and holds a BA in English from Harvard University.