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Earl Wright II
… he served on the faculty at the University of Cincinnati, Texas Southern University (as Chairperson of the Department of … sociology and the sociology of hip hop. In 2016, he was selected by the Southern Sociological Society (SSS) as the recipient of the Charles S. Johnson Award for excellence in research on race and the South and …
Earl Wright II, Professor of Sociology, studies the contributions of Blacks to American sociology and the sociology of hip hop.
Sarah Rollens
… Movement: The Ideological Project in the Sayings Gospel Q , was published in 2014 by Mohr Siebeck. Her current research … project deals with violent imagery in early Christian texts. This research combines her broader interests in … Greco-Roman Associations, Deities, and Early Christianity (Waco: Baylor University Press, 2022), 309-324. “Other …
Sarah E. Rollens is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College.
Fields of Study
… workers and employees’ decisions to work. They study how wages are set, the nature of incentives workers face, and the role of minimum wage laws, unions, pensions plans, education and training … change, and aging. Economic History - Economic historians explore changes in economic well-being and how economic …
Sample different fields in economics during your time at Rhodes through your coursework, optional research opportunities, and even internships.
Patrick Gray
… Patrick Gray is Professor of Religious Studies. He received his Ph.D. … as in Japan. His research focuses on the Greco-Roman context of early Christianity and the history of biblical interpretation. In 2013, he was awarded the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Research …
Patrick Gray is Professor of Religious Studies. He received his Ph.D. in religion from Emory University.
Joel Parsons
… of Clough-Hanson Gallery, and Chair of the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program at Rhodes College. His artistic … space devoted to the work of queer artists. Grants and awards include a residency at the Tom of Finland Foundation, … Liberal Arts and Social Justice in the 21st Century, an Award of Excellence from the Tennessee Association of …
Meet Joel Parsons, an artist, curator, and educator at Rhodes, and explore his unique approach to art and education.
Student Research Opportunities
… or participating in one of the many NSF sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs, students are … Rhodes' application to the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative was accepted in April 2021, giving RHOK-SAT a ride into … droplets in clouds, dust adhesion to surfaces, electrospraying, electrostatic printing, etc. The goal of this …
Steve McKenzie
…  and the  Catholic Biblical Quarterly . From 2010-2019 he was associate editor of  Vetus Testamentum . He has appeared … the Bible. Among his books are  King David: A Biography  (Oxford, 2000),  The Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical … Kings 16  (IECOT series, 2018), and  Jonah  (with Rhiannon Graybill and John Kaltner, Anchor Yale Bible, 2023). He was …
Steven L. McKenzie is Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.
David Sick
… and Indian Dialectic in Hellenistic Bactria and India," examines the Greek inscriptions of the Buddhist King Aśoka. The latter piece was a finalist for the Mary Boyce Award given annually by the Royal Asiatic Society of Great … inscriptions of the Buddhist King Aśoka. The latter piece was a finalist for the Mary Boyce Award given annually by …
Dr. David Sick has taught a variety of courses on the languages and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome.
Jenn Lupu
… access, inequality, and queer history using artifacts excavated from 19th and 20th century household trash in Washington, DC. She teaches courses on medicine and society, … and Sociology lupuj@rhodes.edu Anthropology and Sociology Expertise Expertise Details Anthropology and Sociology: …
Dr. Lupu is a historical archaeologist researching medicine access, inequality, and queer history.
Jason Richards
… US Literature (University of Virginia Press, 2017), examines how racial and cultural imitativeness shaped … literature between the American Revolution and the Civil War. He is currently working on a second book, tentatively … Novel  39.2 (2006): 204-20. "Localizing the Early Republic: Washington Irving and Blackface Culture."  ARIEL …
Dr. Richards' interests include early and 19th-century American literature, Gothic studies, postcolonial studies, critical race theory, and modernity studies.