EDITOR IN CHIEF
Anna Leahy (she/her) is the author of the poetry books If in Some Cataclysm, Gloss, What Happened Was:, Aperture, and Constituents of Matter and the nonfiction book Tumor. Her essays have won top prizes from Mississippi Review, Los Angeles Review, Ninth Letter, and Dogwood. She directs the MFA in Creative Writing program at Chapman University, where she edits Tab Journal, curates the Tabula Poetica reading series, and directs the Health Humanities program. See more at amleahy.com and @AMLeahy on Twitter.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Claudine Jaenichen (she/her) is co-editor of Design for Emergency Management. She specializes in information design, advocates for inclusion through design, and is especially intrigued by the relationship between design and cognition. Her research underpins the approach of Tab Journal. Jaenichen continues to pursue interdisciplinary work with projects like TsunamiClear, which engages deeply with other specializations and impacts the public. She is an associate professor in Art at Chapman University and serves on the executive board of directors for three international design and communication associations. See more at jeanichendesign.com.
CRITICISM EDITOR
Brian Glaser (he/him) has published essays on poetry and poetics as well as several book of poems, including Difficult Joy from Shanti Arts. He has been the recipient of Berkeley’s Eisner Prize for Poetry, a Fulbright award to Germany, a DAAD fellowship, Chapman University’s award for Curriculum Innovation in Sustainability Education, and a 2019 Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching, Scholarship, and Service. See more at his faculty webpage.
ASSISTANT EDITORS
We’re on hiatus from issues for most of 2025 and will re-staff for 2026.
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Samantha De La O (she/her) is the administrative assistant for the English Department at Chapman University.
OPERATIONS ASSISTANT
David Krausman (he/him) joined Tab Journal in 2016 while completing his MFA in Creative Writing. He is the Graduate Programs Coordinator for Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Chapman University and the go-to contact for MFA students.
GRANTS MANAGER
Allison DeVries (she/her) holds an MA in Organizational Leadership and a BA in Political Science and Communication. She joined the Wilkinson College Dean’s Office at Chapman University in 2011 after working in Research Planning and Government Relations at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
ADVISORY BOARD at Chapman University
Joanna Levin, English Department, Faculty
Douglas R. Dechow, Leatherby Libraries, Assistant Dean
FANTASTIC STAFF OF THE PAST
Julia Ainley (Operations Manager) | Anthony Alegrete | Meg Boyles | Nick Dante | Natalie d’Auverne | Jay Dye | Miles Enriquez-Morales | Cindra Fox | Jack Giaour | Alexis Gobel | Mike Gravagno | Liz Harmer | Breanna Henry | Meghan Kemp-Gee | Ian Koh | Alicia Kozameh | David Krausman | Henneh Kyereh Kwaku | Karen An-hwei Lee (Book Review Editor) | Adrianna Medina | Daniel Miss | Vesper North | Tori O’Leary | Jenni O’Rourke | Lydia Pejovic | Ruben Quesada (Collaborating Editor 2022-2023) | Sam Risak | Mariam Saïd | Laila Shikaki | Robert Matt Taylor | Michael Tesauro | Lynne Thompson (Collaborating Editor 2022-2023) | Jason Thornberry | Emily Velasquez | Matthew Wheatley | Tryphena Yeboah
In 2009, Anna Leahy and Logan Esdale launched the Tabula Poetica Reading Series, which led to the formation of Tabula Poetica: The Center for Poetry at Chapman University. The center is directed by Anna Leahy and now houses both the reading series and Tab Journal.
