In addition to their excellence in teaching, many Wofford faculty members have published original research, received awards for excellence or have won prestigious grants. Below are the most recent faculty achievements:
March 2021
Dr. Courtney Dorroll, assistant professor of religion, and Dr. Begoña Caballero, associate professor of Spanish, had the article “Creating Virtual Exchanges: Promoting Intercultural Knowledge When Study Abroad Is Not Possible” published in Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy.
Dr. Philip Dorroll’s book Islamic Theology in the Turkish Republic has been published by Edinburgh University Press. It’s the first book in English to comprehensively analyze Islamic theology in the modern Turkish language, from its beginnings in the 19th century to the present day. Dorroll is an assistant professor of religion.
Dr. Natalie Grinnell, Reeves Family Professor in Humanities, has had the article “Sex and Disability in the Middle Ages” accepted for publication in the forthcoming edition of the Companion to Sexuality in the Medieval West from ARC Humanities Press.
Dr. Grace Schwartz, assistant professor of chemistry, and co-authors had the article “Nutrient Exposure Alters Microbial Composition, Structure and Mercury Methylating Activity in Periphyton in a Contaminated Watershed” accepted for publication in Frontiers in Microbiology.
Dr. Yongfang Zhang, associate professor of Chinese, had the article “Contextualized Grammar Instruction at the Novice and Intermediate Levels: A Reflection on Grammar Instruction from a Cognitive Perspective” published in the Journal of International Chinese Teaching.
