Five professors win National Endowment for the Humanities grants for research projects

Michaelle Browers

Michaelle Browers
Associate Professor of Political Science
“Arab Shi’i Political Thought Since 1958: A Generation’s Politicization”
Michaelle Browers is researching the political leaders that emerged in the Middle East in the 1960s and how their legacy still influences the region today.

Cindy Gendrich

Cindy Gendrich
Professor of Theatre
"Why Do People Laugh?"
Cindy Gendrich is studying the complexities of humor and developing a first-year seminar to study the serious side of humor.

Claudia Kairoff

Claudia Kairoff
Professor and Chair of English
"The Works of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea"
Claudia Kairoff is compiling the first complete scholarly review of the works of poet Anne Finch, perhaps the most important woman poet of the early 18th century.

Kendall Tarte

Kendall Tarte
Associate Professor of Romance Languages
"France on the Page: Portraying the Wars of Religion"
Kendall Tarte is exploring how the 16th-century French Wars of Religion affected the writers and literary and visual styles of the time.

Emily Wakild

Emily Wakild
Assistant Professor of History
"Revolutionary Nature Conservation in 1930s Mexico"
Emily Wakild is researching and writing a book on the cultural, social and environmental legacy of Mexican national parks.