The 糖心vlog官网 Board of Trustees granted tenure and approved promotions for several professors during the board鈥檚 annual spring meeting last weekend.

Those who were recognized included (pictured clockwise, from top left) Dr. Christine McCain, Dr. William “Bill” Gorton, Margo Duvall, and Dr. Piroska Boros.

McCain, who joined the University in 2010, was promoted to full professor of business. She had previously been granted tenure.

Gorton was promoted to full professor of political science and philosophy and granted tenure.

Boros was promoted to associate professor of health science and granted tenure.

Duvall was promoted to associate professor of art and granted tenure.

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The 糖心vlog官网鈥� Board of Trustees presented its annual faculty and staff awards during the 2025 Trustees Awards Banquet, held April 25 in the Rogers Conference Center.

Among the recipients for 2025 were (pictured, from left) Margo Duvall, Dr. Christie Sampson, Nicole England ’18, Hunter Jackson ’12, Crystal Buchanan and Glendon Jenkins ’13. (Not pictured Lori Harper)

Duvall, assistant professor of art, and Sampson, assistant professor of biology, each received the Richard and Katherene Bagwell Outstanding Faculty Award.

England, director of the Walton Scholarship program and international program manager, and Jackson, associate director of major gifts, each was honored with the Alvin C. Broyles Outstanding Staff Award.

Buchanan, marketing coordinator, and Harper, office manager for the Office of Student Engagement, each received the Arnold G. Sims Outstanding Staff Award.

Jenkins, director of enterprise applications, was presented with the 2025 Dr. Rick and Sheree Niece President鈥檚 Above and Beyond Outstanding Service Award.

Several other faculty and staff members received service awards during the dinner, including Natalie Dreyer, Aaron Gentry, Shelby Harderson, Kaleb Melson and Pam Smith for 10 years; Dr. Karen Frank, Joey Hughes, and Dr. Christine McCain for 15 years; Debbie Carlton, Dr. Brian Hardman, Michelle Loving, and Dody Pelts for 20 years; Bo Funderburk, Karla Harkreader and Josh Peppas for 25 years; Steve Edmisten for 30 years; and Dr. Frank Knight and Melodye Stickley for 35 years. 

Housekeeper Mary Doss was also recognized for her retirement earlier this year. 

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The 糖心vlog官网 Board of Trustees granted tenure and approved promotions for several professors during the board’s annual spring meeting last week.

Those who were recognized included (pictured, from left) Dr. Befrika Murdianti, Susan Edens, Dr. Sergio Molina, Dr. Argelia Garcia Saldivar and Dr. Javier Taylor.

Murdianti, who joined the University in 2013, was promoted to full professor of chemistry.

Edens, associate professor of communication, was granted tenure.

Molina was promoted to associate professor of physical education and granted tenure. Molina also serves as the University’s director of athletics.

Saldivar was promoted to associate professor of Spanish and granted tenure.

Taylor was promoted to associate professor of mathematics and granted tenure.

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In February, Dr. Chris Hall, assistant professor of English at 糖心vlog官网, published a volume of scholarly essays studying the critically and commercially acclaimed Metal Gear Solid video game series, titled The Metal Gear Solid聽Series: Critical Essays and New Perspectives.

The book, which Hall co-edited with Steven Kielich (University of Rochester), was published by Bloomsbury Academic, and features chapters from scholars around the world that analyze politics, pedagogy, rhetoric, ecology, gender, and much more as they arise in the series. Hall and Kielich also co-wrote the volume鈥檚 Introduction chapter.

Research leading up to the book鈥檚 development has guided Hall鈥檚 recent teaching and publications, including his Fall 2024 course on Video Game Studies, and a separate co-authored article on the series for the major game studies journal Games and Culture in 2024, titled 鈥溾�楢s if Possessed by a Demon鈥�: Subjectivity, Possession, and Undeadness in Metal Gear Solid,鈥� available here: .

Hall鈥檚 Video Game Studies class was constructed around weekly collaborative in-class play together sessions of multiple games in the Metal Gear Solid series, as well as a wide range of other games. These sessions built upon weekly thematic units and readings in the history, economics, genres, and politics of videogames, leading up to a student-led podcast project to conclude the semester.

This edited collection arrives in the wake of the 25th anniversary of Metal Gear Solid鈥檚 1998 release for the Sony PlayStation, providing scholars, fans, and students with a wide-ranging selection of critical essays on the franchise from diverse disciplinary and thematic perspectives.  

鈥淲ith the official conclusion of Hideo Kojima’s聽Metal Gear Solid聽video game series with 2015鈥檚 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and the remake Metal Gear Solid Delta聽releasing later this year, it鈥檚 a great time to be a scholar and fan of the series and to study this critically, commercially, and culturally resonant series as a whole,鈥� Hall said. 鈥淭he essays contained in this volume, which are all brand new contributions from both established and emerging scholars, take up this opportunity to consider and reconsider the cultural, historical, political, philosophical, and aesthetic impact of the聽Metal Gear Solid聽games in analyses spanning the series’ canonical entries, adding to the understanding of both well-studied installments and under-examined ones.鈥澛�

鈥淭hese contributions connect themes that emerge from the games鈥攕uch as sexuality and queerness, rhetoric and ethics, and subjectivity and embodiment鈥攚hile also demonstrating how the series opens up broader questions about environmentalism, race, gender, militarization, pedagogy, and game design, that demand continued analysis and application. Each essay develops new avenues for theoretical, rhetorical, and political exploration of the聽Metal Gear Solid聽series, for game studies, and for the study of popular culture. As the first collection of critical inquiries into the聽Metal Gear Solid聽series, this volume serves as crucial exegesis of and critical companion to any future study of the series by celebrating, critiquing, and critically interrogating its entries’ rich cultural and disciplinary import.鈥�

More information about the book and its table of contents are available on Bloomsbury鈥檚 website, at: .

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Clary is retiring this month at the end of the Fall 2024 Semester after 18 years at Ozarks and a total of 30 years as a college professor.  

The recipient of the University鈥檚 Richard and Katherene Bagwell Outstanding Faculty Award in 2013, Clary said he approached each of his classes over his career as an opportunity for his own intellectual growth.

鈥淓very time I teach a class, I鈥檓 learning,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 never the same class, there鈥檚 always different elements, ideas or perspectives I try to introduce to myself and then to my students. The learning process never stops and one way to ensure that is to constantly teach new things in your field. That鈥檚 what I strived to do.鈥�

Clary gives the example that he鈥檚 taught 57 different novels in his Latin American Literature classes over the years and rarely uses the same films in his Latin American Film classes.

鈥淚鈥檝e never taught the same novel twice,鈥� he said. 鈥淚n a field this immense, there are always new novels or new films to look at. I like to break new ground with my students so that we鈥檙e both learning and growing and we鈥檙e all kept up to date. Recently, I taught 20th Century Latin American Poetry for the first time, so it was something new for both myself and the students, and it was a very enjoyable class.鈥�

A native of Missouri, Clary earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in American history at University of Missouri before earning a master鈥檚 degree in Spanish and a Ph.D. in Latin American Literature from Mizzou. In 1994, as he was completing his Ph.D., he received an offer to teach Spanish at Stephens College, an all-women鈥檚 college in Columbia, Mo. He spent 10 years teaching there until 2004, when financial difficulties forced the college to dissolve the Spanish program.

After a year as a visiting professor at Missouri, Clary heard about an opening at Ozarks. His interest was particularly piqued when he learned about the University鈥檚 Walton International Scholarship Program (WISP). Clary would later lead WISP at Ozarks as the program director for a short time from 2017-19.

鈥淲hen I found out that Ozarks had 60 full-time, academically gifted Central American students on campus, I came to the conclusion that that would be a school I would like to be associated with,鈥� said Clary, whose primary academic interest is Central American literature and cultural studies and who estimates he traveled to the region between 40-50 times in the 1980s as a graduate student. 鈥淚 wanted to be around those students and to work with them in the classroom. It鈥檚 incredibly beneficial to the classroom dynamics. When you have kids who are that gifted and know the language and culture that well, they鈥檙e going to lift up the entire class.鈥�

Clary said one of the most fulfilling parts of his classroom experience at Ozarks was being able to teach 90 percent of his classes in Spanish.

鈥淭hat was my training at Mizzou,鈥� he said. 鈥淎t Stephens College, we didn鈥檛 have any international students, so I had to teach the Latin American Literature classes in translation. When I came here, we had wonderful class sessions with the Walton Scholars along with the Spanish majors and minors. The Walton Scholars brought in a really high level of reading and discussion and that benefitted every other student in the classroom.鈥�

Given full autonomy by Division Chair Dr. David Strain, Clary鈥檚 leadership and direction helped Ozarks created a Spanish major in 2008. With Clary introducing new classes such as Latin American Film, Hispanics in the U.S., and Latin American Civilization, the program flourished, producing numerous Spanish majors who would go on to become Spanish teachers themselves. Two of those are Shayla (Morrow) Montelongo 鈥�12 and Trevor Lister 鈥�17. 

鈥淚 am tremendously grateful for Dr. Clary’s dedication to building meaningful discourse and his passion for connecting students with communities abroad,鈥� said Montelongo, who teaches Spanish for a high school in Northwest Arkansas. 鈥淲hen I look back on the key moments that have shaped me into who I am today, I remember Dr. Clary’s words, 鈥楬ay que salir del nido,鈥� an appropriate metaphor encouraging me to take flight and embrace new challenges. Those words confirmed my decision to pursue my master’s degree at the time, but today I continue to use them as a navigational beacon for myself and my own students as a Spanish teacher.鈥�

Lister, who was awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship in 2019, lives in Colorado where he also is a Spanish and Portuguese teacher.

鈥淚 had the pleasure of studying under Dr. Clary for more than three years as he guided me through the Spanish program,鈥� Lister said. 鈥淚 joined the program in my second semester, but he still welcomed me with open arms. He cared so much about his work and the students; you could see it in everything he did. He supported me and inspired me to pursue a master’s degree in Spanish. I will forever be grateful for the opportunities I received because of that pursuit and will strive to inspire others as an educator the same way Dr. Clary inspired me.鈥�

Clary also inspired students through his efforts with study abroad trips. He helped lead a total of five study abroad trips to Latin America 鈥擬onarch Butterfly Reserve near Agangueo, Michoacan, in Mexico (2009); Maya Mundo to Mexico to visit Maya ruins in Compeche and Chiapas (2010); the Colombian Amazon (2012); Maya Mundo II to Mexico and Guatemala to visit Maya ruins (2016); and Madidi National Park in the Bolivian Amazon and Peru (2018).

Clary did much of the planning and organizing of the trips himself, often relying on intensive research and local connections instead of travel agencies.   

鈥淭hese were very unique, multi-disciplinary experiences that we offered students,鈥� Clary said. 鈥淣one of these trips came out of a travel agency; none of these were conceived by looking at glossy promo magazines. These were trips that I conceived because I thought they would be good experiences for students. I had a lot of wonderful help by colleagues, particularly Dr. Kim Van Scoy, who went on four of the trips, and Dr. Frank Knight.鈥�

Clary said he enjoyed the creative possibilities of putting a study abroad trip together.

鈥淚 wanted to construct trips based on what I thought would be the most interesting things I thought a student should see and that would also work in a multi-disciplinary sense,鈥� he said. 鈥淎ll of these trips had a multidisciplinary component to them. They combined language, history, culture, archeology, biology and bio-diversity, which is why they were so unique. I always kept in mind the cost of the trip so that more students could afford to go on these trips. Many of these students were first-generation college students, many from rural areas of the South. We offered them a really cut-rate trips and were able to see some amazing things. One of the reasons we were able to do this is because we didn鈥檛 just go on a tourist circuit. I constructed the trips in a way that would be more enriching to the students and that they didn鈥檛 feel like they were just tourists. Although physically exhausting and short on amenities, these students were actually always talking to real people and getting a real sense of the culture. You couldn鈥檛 do that if you were staying in luxury or really nice hotels in touristy areas.鈥�

Clary said he is also proud of his time working with the University鈥檚 Walton Arts & Ideas Series from 2013-2015. He was instrumental in bringing to campus an array of speakers, academics and entertainers, including Sergio Ramirez, novelist and former vice president of Nicaragua; renowned El Salvadoran author and journalist Horacio Castellanos Moya; and groundbreaking Guatemalan cultural theorist Arturo Arias; Dr. Dario Euraque, a Honduran author and scholar and former director of the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History.

鈥淚 had certain ideas of what the Walton Arts & Ideas Series should look like,鈥� Clary said. 鈥淥ne of the things we started doing was taking recommendations from other faculty and staff. I wanted better representation for our Hispanic students on campus that had never had events that were geared toward them and their particular heritage and culture. To bring Sergio Ramirez to campus was a bit of a coup. Here鈥檚 a man who is one of the most renowned writers in Spanish today and who was also the vice president of Nicaragua in the 1980s, and it was an incredible experience for students. In the years I was there, we brought in some tremendous Central American scholars and writers and that鈥檚 something I鈥檓 proud of.鈥�

Clary also helped bring to campus scholars such as John Fife, Presbyterian minister and founder of the Sanctuary Movement in 1981; authors Stephen Kinzer, Scott Wallace, and Peter Guralnick; and musicians John Miller, Dr. Ethel Caffie-Austin, Lightning Wells and Kenny Wayne.

鈥淲e tried to bring people who were financially accessible and that were of interest to the campus and the community,鈥� Clary said. 鈥淲e tried to keep in mind the original intent of the WAIS program 鈥� to bring artists, speakers and entertainers to campus that the community would not normally have access to. The way I conceived the series is that it was a complement to our curriculum, not just entertainment for students. I saw it more as an academic or informational endeavor. I think we were successful. We filled the auditoriums.鈥�

Clary said one of the things he will miss the most is the intellectual engagement with young students.

鈥淏eing around young people is always quite revitalizing,鈥� Clary said. 鈥淚 will miss the friendships you make and the interaction you able to have with the students. Knowing you had a small part in their success is rewarding.鈥�

One of those students who benefitted from Clary鈥檚 mentorship is former Spanish major Jae Lynn Huckaba 鈥�18, who is now an immigration attorney in Miami, Fla.

鈥淒r. Clary鈥檚 classes and his mentorship are the reason a student from the Arkansas Delta is able to live and work in a city where the primary language is Spanish; the reason I advise on cross-border transactions and represent clients in cross-border disputes; the reason I have studied or interned in six Latin American countries; and the inspiration for my research on immigration policy and representation of pro bono clients in immigration proceedings, which is the reason I went to law school,鈥� Huckaba said. 鈥淚 am extremely grateful for the role Dr. Clary has played in my education and my life.鈥�

Following retirement, Clary plans to move to Niquinohomo, Nicaragua, with his wife, Maritza, where he plans grow citrus trees, practice his acoustic guitar and travel around Central America. He also plans to continue to do some remote Spanish language court interpreting for the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts, something he has done since 2000.

鈥淚鈥檓 definitely going to miss Ozarks and the students and people here, but I鈥檓 ready for the next chapter to begin鈥� Clary said.

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Dr. Darrin Hunt, assistant professor of biology at 糖心vlog官网, is the lead author of a new scholarly article on invasive mussels in streams in the journal Hydrobiologia and will discuss his research during a webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Hunt鈥檚 article appeared in the July edition of the peer-reviewed aquatic biology journal and is titled, 鈥淚nvestigating the effects of dreissenid mussel shells in streams post invasion.鈥� The second author on the article is Dr. Donna R. Kashian, professor of environmental science at Wayne State University.

Hunt will present his research in a webinar for Invasive Mussel Collaborative at the organization鈥檚 quarterly webinar, scheduled for 9 a.m. (CDT) on Oct. 30. For more information or to view the webinar, visit .

The abstract for Hunt鈥檚 article reads:

鈥淭he ecological impact of dreissenid mussel (e.g., quagga and zebra) populations and their empty shells on native fauna in large rivers and lakes has been extensively studied. However, there is limited information on their effects in small wadable streams. Although established mussel populations in these systems are uncommon, their shells are found in high densities in benthic environments and may adversely impact stream communities. Shell densities were quantified using quadrats in two wadable streams to assess impacts on native benthic macroinvertebrates and fish. Eight reaches of each river were sampled, four with dreissenids and four without, totaling 16 locations.鈥�

鈥淢acroinvertebrate and fish communities were characterized using diversity and environmental tolerance indices. Shell densities were significantly higher in dreissenid-invaded sites compared to sites with only native bivalves in both rivers. Dense shell beds had degraded biological conditions with fewer sensitive macroinvertebrates, but bed density did not affect overall macroinvertebrate or fish diversity. These findings differ from lake and large river studies, which found a greater impact of dreissenid shell deposition on macroinvertebrate and fish diversity than we observed in small wadable streams. Thus, a different approach to management and restoration may be necessary to maintain a natural community composition in wadable streams.鈥�

The full article in Hydrobiologia can be found .

Hunt joined the U of O faculty in 2023. A freshwater ecologist, he has done extensive research on how biotic communities respond to broad-scale anthropogenic stressors like urbanization and climate change. Specifically, he has studied how stream benthic macroinvertebrate communities are impacted by habitat changes caused by invasive bivalves in urban and rural environments of temperate and tropical climates. Some of his research interests include stream ecology, urban ecology, freshwater biology, invasive species management and green stormwater infrastructure.

He earned his Ph.D. from Wayne State in biological sciences and urban sustainability.

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Dr. Kaethe Hoehling, director of counseling services at 糖心vlog官网, has co-authored a recently published article in the 鈥淛ournal of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.鈥�

Hoehling teamed up with four other scholars to write the article, 鈥淲omen serving in special operations forces: Practical recommendations for mental health providers.鈥�

鈥淚 am proud to be part of a team of five authors, most of whom work or study at the University of San Diego, who wanted to bring more awareness, preparedness, and deeper consideration about the mental health, physical health, and socio-cultural factors that servicewomen in military special operations forces experience,鈥� Hoehling said.

According to the journal published abstract, 鈥淲omen have faced limited access to needed and appropriate services in many professional and societal conditions. Military Special Operations Forces (SOF) is one of these domains. However, despite recent changes that have allowed the inclusion of women into these units, they continue to endure cultural and systemic barriers as well as several subsequent mental and physical health issues. Experiences of gender discrimination, sexual harassment, non-acceptance, and the unique demands of SOF roles can create various health concerns for women in SOF, including PTSD, depression, trauma, and reproductive health issues. These significant concerns highlight the need for clinical and practical recommendations when working with clients of this population within a counseling setting. This article aims to identify and propose recommendations, including understanding women’s service in SOF and its impact on mental health and advocating for collaborative care to identify physical health concerns. Utilizing these recommendations would serve to support this underrepresented yet vulnerable population better.鈥�

Hoehling completed her Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision from the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky., in December 2023. She earned her master鈥檚 degree in counseling from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Ark., and her undergraduate degree from University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn.

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Dr. Macy Jones, assistant professor of theatre and communication at 糖心vlog官网, spent part of her summer learning stage combat skills and safety training.

Jones participated in the two-week National Stage Combat Workshop (NSCW) in Ruston, La., July 21 through Aug 4. The NSCW is run by the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), an organization of dedicated artists whose purpose is to promote safety and foster excellence in the art of performing, teaching, and directing staged combat/theatrical violence.

The SAFD is the main certifying body for stage combat and grants certifications for actor combatants, combat teacher, fight directors, and fight masters. Each level of certification requires hours of rehearsal, exams, and demonstration of skill.

鈥淭he Society of American Fight Directors is the voice in safety advocacy in theatre and other performance realms,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淪taged combat has the power to tell essential stories only if all the participants are free from real harm. By attending this workshop I hope to bring more awareness to our theatre students about safety. I also want to show them the path to combat certification as a possible career option.鈥�

Jones took part in the Introduction to Stage Combat Workshop, which allowed her to develop fundamental skills in eight weapon systems adjudicated by the SAFD 鈥� unarmed, knife, two-handed sword, rapier and dagger, small sword, short sword, sword and shield and staff.

鈥淢y favorite weapons are rapier and dagger and sword and shield,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hese were the styles I felt most intimidated by prior to the workshop. My teachers helped me push past my uncertainty and really connect with the theory and history behind them.鈥�

Throughout the two weeks, Jones received 80 hours of hands-on instruction in the combat styles. She was instructed by a cohort of people in their final steps to become certified teachers. The instructors were graded on how well they taught the basic skills, weapon safety, and choreography demonstration.

鈥淎ttending the National Stage Combat Works was out of my comfort zone,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淚 learned a great deal from my time there. Not only about staged combat, but also teaching acting and how to connect the mind and the body to tell a story.鈥�

Jones received funding from the University鈥檚 Dr. Helen McElree Faculty Enrichment Endowment grant to attend the workshop. The McElree endowment was established in 2015 by the Ozarks alumna and long-time professor of biology at Emporia (Kan.) State. Dr. McElree created the fund to support faculty scholarly and creative activities at Ozarks.

Jones, who earned a Ph.D. in theatre history from Louisiana State University in 2017, has taught at Ozarks since 2021.

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Dr. Jisook Park has been hired to join the 糖心vlog官网 faculty as assistant professor of music 鈥� piano/staff collaborative pianist, beginning the 2024 Fall Semester.

Park most recently served as visiting assistant professor of piano and collaborative piano at Eastern New Mexico University, where she managed the piano program and accompanied students, guest artists, and faculty concerts.

Park holds a doctor of musical arts (DMA) degree in piano performance with a minor in opera coaching and accompanying from the University of Wisconsin鈥揗adison. She has master鈥檚 and bachelor鈥檚 degrees in piano performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

At ENMU, Park said she worked with students at various levels of musical ability, 鈥渇rom complete beginners to those who were passionate about pursuing a career in music and piano. Additionally, I collaborated with local high school music teachers to organize a piano day event, where I performed concerts and recruited students interested in learning the piano.鈥�

Park has also worked as a full-time music teacher at a high school in Phoenix, and as a foreign lecturer at the UCSI University of Institute of Music in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In addition, she has served as a visiting music instructor and accompanist at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, a collaborative pianist at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and an artist pianist at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts in New Orleans. She also taught piano and accompanied the school choir and musical productions at one of the most prestigious boarding schools in Switzerland, Leysin American School.

鈥淗aving such a diverse teaching experience all over the world during my early career has helped me to become a better educator,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 learned to collaborate with all sorts of staff members and students regardless of their racial or ethnic background, gender, age, language, religion, physical or mental limitations, or country of origin. As a Korean immigrant who has spent most of her adulthood in the U.S. while also teaching extensively in Europe and Asia, my multicultural background and teaching experiences have helped me become a better communicator, mentor, performer, and educator. Embracing diversity, I can relate to and interact with a broad spectrum of ethnic groups, utilizing various aspects of international cultures, along with my passion for music, to accomplish my mission as an educator.鈥�

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Dr. Chris Hall, assistant professor of English at 糖心vlog官网, presented research in progress this summer at the Derrida Today conference held in Athens, Greece, June 10-14. The conference is a biennial gathering of scholars writing on the work of philosopher Jacques Derrida and the theory of deconstruction.

Hall鈥檚 paper, titled 鈥淥ikonomia, Geschlecht, and the Zone of Ethics,鈥� sketches out a mode of rereading the political organization of life, arguing that the terms of identity by which we make ourselves legible should be understood as aspects of a larger economy of managing life in the modern state (an 鈥渙ikonomia鈥�). Inevitably, this situation creates a hierarchy of identities, with major implications for what is assumed to be the proper governing of institutions and the practice of scholarly disciplines. Hall鈥檚 paper contends that a deconstructive approach to life enables us to reconfigure this economy and avoid the dead-ends of identarian thinking, in favor of an ethics of openness to life of all kinds.

The paper is part of Hall鈥檚 book project in progress, 鈥淟ife after Identity,鈥� which has been supported by a Fall 2023 research leave semester and builds upon work presented by Hall at Robson Library earlier this spring. The book argues that contemporary politics has become a matter of identity across the spectrum, and articulates a response to this condition through a hospitable rethinking of what counts as life and how that life comes to assume belonging within available categories of population and subjectivity. Most recently, Hall has published work on this theme in the Angelaki journal of theoretical humanities, available .

Hall, who joined the U of O faculty in 2021, earned his Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Kansas, with a focus on the study of modernist literature, postcolonial writing, and critical theory.

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