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Podcasting the Humanities: Creating Digital Stories for the Public | Participants
January 10–14, 2022
Overview Participants Teaching Resources
We are pleased to welcome this year’s cohort of podcasting institute PhD students. 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.


Nicole Ackman
History, North Carolina State University

Karina A. Baptista
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, University of Virginia

Upali Bhattacharya
Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Taylor C. Black
Performance Studies, New York University

Jason Boan
History, North Carolina State University

Luke Michael Bowe
Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures, New York University

Hannah Bredar
English Language and Literature, University of Michigan

Marissa Buccilli
English, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lyla E. E. Byers
Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Daniel Castaneda
History, University of California, Davis

Elizabeth Catchmark
English, University of Maryland

Carla León Celaya
International Letters and Cultures, Arizona State University

Dijia Chen
Architecture, University of Virginia

Jerome Clarke
Philosophy, The Pennsylvania State University

Christine Combs
History, University of Georgia

Ayanni C. H. Cooper
English, University of Florida

Samantha M. Cooper
Music, New York University

Nathan Dixon
English, University of Georgia

Carlie Dominngues
Native American Studies, University of California, Davis

Danielle DuChesne
Science, Technology, and Society, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Alexander M. Dunphy
History, University of Maryland

Jannet Torres Espinoza
Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Davis

Brynn Fitzsimmons
English, University of Kansas

Humberto Flores
Sociology, University of California, Riverside

Zingha Foma
History, New York University

Benjamin Ruilin Fong
Comparative Literature, University of California, Davis

Mylène Freeman
Politics, University of Virginia

Philip Austin Gilreath
English, University of Georgia

Lizet Gonzalez
International Letters and Cultures, Arizona State University

Sabrina Gonzalez
History, University of Maryland

Jonah Greene
Theatre and Dance, University of Kansas

Mia Hafer
Art History, University of Kansas

Olivia M Hagedorn
History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Amy Renée Haines
History, University of Colorado Boulder

Matthew Hester
English, Texas Tech University

Andrew Rivard Hill
French, University of Virginia

Silvia Escanilla Huerta
History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Alessandra Jacobo
English, University of Kansas

Alexis Monique Johnson
Education and Human Development, University of Virginia

June Ann Jones
Political Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Miriam Juárez
English, New York University

Kristen Koopman
Science, Technology, and Society, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Amy Laboe
Education and Human Development, University of Virginia

Ashley Jocelyne Lamarre
African American Studies, The Pennsylvania State University

Erin Lane
International Letters and Cultures, Arizona State University

Marta Eugenia Zavaleta Lemus
Anthropology, Vanderbilt University

Rebecca Marcolina
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, University of Oklahoma

Charlesia McKinney
English, University of Kansas

Lauren Mehfoud
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, University of Virginia

Emily Mellen
Music, University of Virginia

Jason Michálek
English, Indiana University Bloomington

Allison Mashell Mitchell
History, University of Virginia

Krista Mitchell
Music, Case Western Reserve University

Anny L. Mogollón
Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz

Amanda Brock Morales
Anthropology, University of Florida

Cassidy Mosity
Classical and Near Eastern Studies, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Anannya Mukherjee
Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine

Annelise Halliday Norman
English, University of Georgia

Carina Saiidi Padilla
Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Irvine

Nidia Mariana Reyes Payán
Spanish and Portuguese, University of Maryland

Nicholas Petry
German, University of California, Davis

Asri Nurul Qodri
English, Arizona State University

Kirin Agustin Rajagopalan
Cultural Studies, University of California, Davis

Anneke Rautenbach
Comparative Literature, New York University

James Razumoff
Art, University of Virginia

Emily Rich
English, University of California, Davis

Camila Ring
English, Case Western Reserve University

Heather Ann Ringo
English, University of California, Davis

Brenna Ritzert
English, Arizona State University

Steven Patrick Rodriguez
History, Vanderbilt University

Jennifer Saunders
Anthropology, University of Virginia

Lydia Epp Schmidt
American Studies, University of Kansas

Sarah Shermyen
English, University of Georgia

Maria Carolina Sintura
English, University of California, Santa Barbara

Sarah Sklaw
History, New York University

Matthew Slaats
Architecture, University of Virginia

Kader Smail
History, University of Maryland

James Speake
Music, The University of Alabama

Rami Toubia Stucky
Music, University of Virginia

Alexandra Sundarsingh
History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Xiao Tan
English, Arizona State University

Talitha Angelica Trazo
Asian American Studies, University of California, Davis

Serkan Ogul Tuna
History, University of California, Irvine

Sven Thomas van Mourik
History, New York University

Konstantine Vlasis
Music, New York University

Kevin Whitman
Music, Case Western Reserve University

Jessica Wicks-Allen
History, University of Maryland

Cameron Lee Winter
English, University of Georgia

Wayne CF Yeung
Comparative Literature, The Pennsylvania State University