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Passionate Teaching in the Research Environment | Participants
July 13–17, 2020 at the National Humanities Center
OVERVIEW SPEAKERS PARTICIPANTS
We are pleased to welcome this year’s cohort. Each participant was nominated based on their interest and expertise in teaching and learning in the undergraduate classroom. They represent a range of disciplines and stages in their PhD programs. In addition to professional growth, participants will develop strong interdisciplinary networks to support their research and careers.

Hannah Abrahamson
History, Emory University

Khaleel Abusal
English, Texas Tech University

Lindsay Adams
English, Saint Louis University

Dauda Adamu
Religion, Rice University

Danah Alfailakawi
Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine

Anna Barritt
English, University of Oklahoma

Samantha Baugus
English, University of Florida

Robert Bedingfield
History, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Benjamin Brewer
Philosophy, Emory University

Garrett Bunyak
History and Sociology, Georgia Institute of Technology

Brian Campbell
History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Brian Cannon
South Asia Studies and History, University of Pennsylvania

Henry Tarco Carrera
Modern Languages and Classics, University of Alabama

Nina Cook
English, Rice University

Jessica Cory
English, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Katherine Cosby
History, University of California, Irvine

Pedro Daher
Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine

Meghalee Das
English, Texas Tech University

Christie Debelius
English, Indiana University

Sean Ettinger
History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Daniel Fladager
English, Indiana University

Robert Flahive
Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought (ASPECT), Virginia Tech

Cheryl Frazier
Philosophy, University of Oklahoma

Jorge García-Granados
Romance Languages, University of Georgia

Cynthia Guo
Psychology, Emory University

Leah Haynes
English, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Chaney Hill
English, Rice University

Shima Hosseininasab
Public History, North Carolina State University

Cicely Hunter
American Studies Department, Saint Louis University

Savannah Jensen
English, Unversity of Georgia

Tori Jessen
History, University of Alabama

Kasey Jones-Matrona
English, University of Oklahoma

Kurtis Kelley
History, University of Illinois

Courtney Kersten
Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz

Andrew King
Theology, University of Notre Dame

Bryson Kisner
History, Rice University

Hitkarsh Kumar
Philosophy, Rice University

Kristen Laciste
History of Art and Visual Culture, University of California, Santa Cruz

Samantha Lack
History, Texas Tech University

Sharee Langenstein
English, Rhetoric and Composition, Saint Louis University

Yerko Sepulveda Larraguibel
Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, Texas Tech University

Elena Lesley
Anthropology, Emory University

Patricia Lewis
Sociology, Emory University

Nicholas Lewis
History, Saint Louis University

Katharine Lindquist
Anthropology, Emory University

Jennifer Lopatin
English, Indiana University, Bloomington

Victoria Machado
Religion, University of Florida

Elizabeth Matsushita
History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Alexander Lowe McAdams
English, Rice University

Alexyss McClellan-Ufugusuku
History, University of California, Santa Cruz

Kelly McKisson
English, Rice University

Laurie Medford
History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Alexandra Moore
History of Art and Visual Culture, University of California, Santa Cruz

Jo Cora Moore
History, North Carolina State University

Savannah Murray
English, Virginia Tech

Carolina Ortega
History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Yao Pei
German Studies, University of California, Irvine

Zachary Peterson
English, East Carolina University

Antoinette Rochester
Middle, Secondary, and K–12 Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Francesca Romeo
Film and Digital Media, University of California, Santa Cruz

Jose Luis Ruiz
Spanish and Portuguese, Vanderbilt University

Sarah Sawicki
Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University

Charles Schmidt
Religion, Rice University

Renee Shelby
History and Sociology, Georgia Institute of Technology

Rachel Shields
English Literature, Saint Louis University

Meleia Simon-Reynolds
History, University of California, Santa Cruz

Madelyn Stone
History, Emory University

Matthew Tedford
History of Art and Visual Culture, University of California, Santa Cruz

Katerina Traut
Political Science, Vanderbilt University

Mary Truglia
English, Indiana University, Bloomington

Darby Vickers
Philosophy, University of California, Irvine

Kirstin Wagner
Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz

Kelsey Walker
History, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Sarah Warren
Philosophy, Emory University

Carlie Wetzel
English and Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kimberly Williams
English, University of Florida

Eugenia Zavaleta
Anthropology, Vanderbilt University