Thomas Napierkowski

 

Thomas Napierkowski is Professor of English at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. His area of specialization is medieval English literature, with particular emphasis on the works of Geoffrey Chaucer and of the fifteenth century. As part of his responsibilities, Professor Napierkowski regularly teaches courses in these areas. His research includes work on an edition of spurious Canterbury Tales, a study of authorial presence in the Canterbury Tales, and a critical edition of semi-dramatic poems of the fifteenth century.

Professor Napierkowski has also worked and published in the fields of minority American literature and Slavic literature. His essay “Stepchild of American” was co-winner of a national contest.  In January of 2011, Professor Napierkowski was appointed to a five-year term on the Fulbright Specialist Roster and in 2012 completed a Fulbright Specialist appointment in Romania.

Professor Napierkowski is a member of the Medieval Academy of America, the Early English Text Society of Oxford, and the New Chaucer Society and is currently president of the Polish American Historical Association.