"The Ickabog, Monsters and Monstrosity." In The Ivory Tower, Harry Potter, and Beyond." Ed. Lana A. Whited. University of Missouri Press, 2024.
"Here Be Dragons and Phoenixes: A Thematic Direction for the Fantastic Beasts Series." Potterversity: Essays Exploring the World of Harry Potter. Ed. Kathryn N. McDaniel and Emily Strand. McFarland, 2023. pp. 49-66.
"Appalachian Fairy Tales." Review of Appalachian Fairy Tales ed. by Stacey Sivinski and illustrated by Jamie Sivinski, Appalachian Journal, Spring/Summer 2023, pp. 295-98.
"Coming of Age in the Opioid Era: Demon Copperfield." Review of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. Appalachian Journal, Fall/Winter 2023, pp. 128-33.
with Sharon E. Stein, “Arts in the Laboratory: An Inquiry-Based Multidisciplinary Approach to Honor Education,” The Synergistic Classroom: Interdisciplinary Teaching in the Small College Setting, Ed. Corey Campion and Aaron Angello. Rutgers U P, 2020.
"Saving Ourselves: A Conversation with Beth Macy," Appalachian Journal, vol. 27, nos. 1-2, Fall-Winter 2020, pp. 38-53.
(editor) "Saving Ourselves: A Symposiuim on the Opioid Epidemic," Appalachian Journal, vol. 27, nos. 1-2, Fall-Winter 2020, pp. 54-79.
“A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Greaser: The Outsiders as Künstlerroman,” Critical Insights: The Outsiders, ed. M. Katherine Grimes. Hackensack, NJ: Grey House, 2018.
"Dystopian Copycat or YA Lit on Fire? The Critical Reception of The Hunger Games Novels," Critical Insights: The Hunger Games, Hackensack, NJ: Grey House, 2016. pp. 50-75.
“From Sorcerer’s Stone to Deathly Hallows: The Failed Quest for Immortality in the Harry Potter Series.” In Critical Insights: The Harry Potter Series. Edited by Lana A. Whited and M. Katherine Grimes. Hackensack, NJ: Grey House, 2015. 306-25.
“A Survey of the Critical Reception of the Harry Potter Series.” In Critical Insights: The Harry Potter Series. Edited by Lana A. Whited and M. Katherine Grimes. Hackensack, NJ: Grey House, 2015. 49-81.
“Coal Miner’s Daughter as Reality Show Contestant: A Review of The Hunger Games on Film.” Journal of Appalachian Studies. 18.1-2 (2012): 326-31.
“From Hogwarts Academy to the Hero’s Journey.”Teaching with Harry Potter: Essays on Classroom Wizardry from Elementary School to College. Ed Valerie Estelle Frankel. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2013. 4-20.
“The Ballad of Tom Dooley by Sharyn McCrumb.” Review. Appalachian Journal. 40.1-2 (2013): 125-27.
Frankel, Valerie Estelle. “Lana Whited: Headmistress and Creator of Hogwarts Academy.” Interview. In Harry Potter: Still Recruiting. Zossima, 2012.
“True Crime Stories.” Masterplots: Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction. Ed. Carl Rollyson. Salem Press, 2008. 5 vols.
Review of Never Seen the Moon: The Trials of Edith Maxwell. By Sharon Hatfield. Appalachian Journal 33 (2006): 354-58
“Blue Ridge Institute and Museum." Encyclopedia of Appalachia. Ed. Jean Haskell Speer and Rudy Abramson. Knoxville: U of Tennessee P, 2006.
“1492, 1942, 1992: The Theme of Race in the Harry Potter Series.” Through the Looking Glass 10.1 (2006). http://www.the-looking-glass.net/rabbit/v10i1/alice5.html Previously presented at conferences of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association and the Popular Culture Association of America/Popular Culture Association of the South.
Review of Ghost Riders by Sharon McCrumb. Appalachian Journal 31.3-4 (2004): 416-18.
"'Based on a True Story': Using The Ballad of Frankie Silver to Teach the Conventions of Narrative." From a Race of Storytellers: The Ballad Novels of Sharyn McCrumb. Ed. Kimberley M. Holloway. Mercer U P, 2003: 33-50. Available on AppLit: Resources for Teaching Appalachian Literature for Children and Young Adults. Ed. Tina Hanlon. www.ferrum.edu/thanlon/applit.htm
“Naturalism’s Middle Ages: The Nonfiction Homicide Novel 1930-1960.” In Twisted from the Ordinary: Essays on American Literary Naturalism. Ed. Mary Papke. Knoxville: U of Tennessee P, 2003. Also presented at the 1999 South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference. Atlanta.
“McGonagall’s Prophecy Fulfilled: The Harry Potter Critical Library.” The Lion and Unicorn 27.3 (2003): 416-25.
“What Would Harry Do? J. K. Rowling and Lawrence Kohlberg’s Theories of Moral Development.” In The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter. U of Missouri, 2002. 182-208.
Review of Songcatcher by Sharyn McCrumb. Appalachian Journal. 30 (Spring 2002).
Review of A Tree Accurst: Bobby McMillan and Stories of Frankie Silver by Daniel Patterson. Appalachian Journal. Spring 2001: 394-97.
with Tina Hanlon. “Ferrum Performers Keep Jack Tales Alive.” alca-lines: Journal of The Assembly on the Literature and Culture of Appalachia. NCTE 5.1 (1997): 20-23.
“Suicide in Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart and Marsha Norman’s ‘night, Mother.” The Southern Quarterly. 36.1 (Fall 1997): 65-74.
The Iron Blade: A Handbook for Staff Members. Ferrum College, 1996.
"An American Tragedy " (annotated bibliography) Masterplots: Twentieth Anniversary Revised Second Edition. 1996.
"Torch Song Trilogy" (summary and critical analysis). Masterplots: Twentieth Anniversary Revised Second Edition. 1996.