Hannah Boyle

Contact info: hannah.boyle@maine.edu

Degree program: English MA

Home country: United States

Role in GSG: Outreach and Professional Development Officer

Reason behind joining GSG as officer: I’ve held executive board roles in student governments and other organizations before, and think it’s a powerful way to have a say in the goings on of the organization!

How would you like to contribute: As I have been a student at UMaine for going on three years now, and involved in both GSG and the Graduate Workers Union, I have seen the highs and lows of graduate treatment at UMaine. It can often feel like we’re an afterthought or left behind, but I hope to help graduate students make connections beyond their departments and feel included through events and professional opportunities.

Long-term career goals: After graduating from UMaine, I hope to break into publishing—ideally for young adult literature.

Involvement in clubs and other organizations: I help organize with the Graduate Workers Union (UMGWU-UAW Local 7650), and even served as an interim trustee in spring 2026!

Research at UMaine: Currently researching how unique uses of form in YA Literature allow authors to better represent “the other.”

Hobbies: Reading, video and tabletop games, movie-going, and drawing.