Scientific Committee

The 2021 Dracula Congress is backed by a highly-qualified Scientific Committee.

  • Dr Magdalena Grabias, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Cultural Studies at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland.
  • J. Gordon Melton, Distinguished Professor of American Religious History, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA.
  • Prof. William Hughes, Professor of Literature in English at the University of Macau, China; former Professor (26 years) at Bath Spa University; former President of the International Gothic Association.
  • Prof. Clive Bloom, Emeritus Professor of English & American Studies at Middlesex University, UK; teaches at New York University and the University of Notre Dame.
  • Dr. Habil. Marius Crisan, Associate Professor at the Teacher Train­ing Dept., West Univer­sity of Timișoara, Romania.
  • Penny Goodman, Senior Lecturer in Roman History, University of Leeds, UK.
  • Dr Ewa Niestorowicz, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland.
  • Hans Corneel de Roos, MA, Independent Researcher, Netherlands/Germany/Philippines, author of The Ultimate Dracula (2012) and Powers of Darkness (2017).
  • Dr Florin Nechita, Associate Professor at  the Faculty of Sociology and Communications at Transylvania University of Braşov.
  • Dr Georgeta Moarcas, Associate Professor at the Faculty of  Literature and Cultural Studies at Transylvania University of Braşov.
  • Dr Cristian Pralea, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of  Literature and Cultural Studies at Transylvania University of Braşov.