Countries and/or Territories of Expertise

Languages Spoken

Areas of Global Specialization

• Department of English

• PHD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2022)
• AM, Mississippi State University (2016)
• BA, Samford University (2014)

Medieval Literature

Middle English language and literature

Manuscript Studies

Paleography

Medieval women

Old English language and literature

Medieval Latin

Religious literature

Digital Humanities

Caitlin J. Branum Thrash is an assistant professor specializing in Medieval literature and languages at MTSU. Within those umbrellas, she has interests in Women's Studies, Manuscript Studies, and Digital Humanities. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses of all levels. 

Undergraduate Courses: 

English 2020: Heroism and Villainy of the Middle Ages

British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700

Introduction to Literary Study 

Medieval Literature 

Graduate Courses: 

Middle English Language and Literature