Publications

Northrup, Afton. Pathologize (in submission).
Poetry chapbook exploring illness, disability, and embodiment through a narrative lens.

Northrup, Afton. “Reading What Isn’t There: How AI Writing Can Teach the Teacher.” Manuscript under review, English Journal (Navigating Generative AI).
Manuscript examining how patterns in AI-assisted student writing illuminate interpretive absence, rhetorical overgeneralization, and performed academic voice, reframing generative AI as a tool for teaching close reading, argumentation, and interpretive specificity.

Oziewicz, Marek, Afton Northrup, et al. “Empowering Secondary Teachers for Climate Literacy Pedagogy.” English Journal, vol. 114, no. 3, 2025, https://doi.org/10.58680/ej2025114372.
Peer-reviewed article translating climate science through narrative, pedagogy, and rhetorical framing for secondary educators.

Northrup, Afton. “The Rain by Virgina Bergin.” ClimateLit, 2025. Literary analysis connecting young adult speculative fiction to climate literacy, environmental justice, and narrative engagement. https://www.climatelit.org/literature/the-rain/

Northrup, Afton. “The Storm by Virgina Bergin.” ClimateLit, 2025. Critical reading of post-apocalyptic YA fiction emphasizing climate adaptation, collective action, and ethical systems-building. https://www.climatelit.org/literature/the-storm/

Northrup, Afton. “Urban Environments.” ClimateLit, 2025. Conceptual and historical overview of urban ecosystems in climate literacy discourse, integrating scientific, cultural, and policy perspectives. https://www.climatelit.org/topic/urban-environments

The Tower. The Tower, vol. 2020, University of Minnesota, 2020, https://issuu.com/ivorytower/docs/2020_the_tower_umn.