Todd Goddard

Todd Goddard grew up in the Philadelphia area. He earned his bachelor's degree from New York University; a J.D. from the University Connecticut School of Law, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Connecticut Journal of International Law, and a Ph.D. in literary studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work has been funded by the Mellon Foundation and a Bordin-Gillette Fellowship from the University of Michigan. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for Elk River Arts & Lectures.

His awards include the Joseph Glick Prize for International Law and multiple best paper awards from the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. He has published and presented widely on topics pertaining to American and English literature and history. Todd is currently an associate professor of literary studies at Utah Valley University.

Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, A Writer's Life, the first and only biography of this beloved author, was published by Blackstone Publishing in November 2025.