Director and Special Projects Coordinator
Director
James Beasley, Associate Professor of English
Dr. James Beasley is an associate professor at the 海角社区, where he teaches courses in rhetorical history, theory, and research. His work has been published in College Composition and Communication, Rhetoric Review, JGE: The Journal of General Education, Enculturation, and Textshop Experiments. His current work-in-progress is an edited collection of digital humanities work within the state of Florida. Digital State will take as its focus how the fragmented narratives of Florida are collected and curated for social action within the field of digital humanities.
For any questions, please contact me at james.beasley@unf.edu
Special Projects Coordinator
Lucy Hollins
Lucy is a graduate student of English at the 海角社区; her concentration is in Rhetoric and Composition. As a undergraduate, Lucy majored in English with a minor in Digital Humanities. She completed an internship with the Jacksonville Public Library, working with the Florida Times-Union archives, and graduated with distinction. She looks forward to continuing work within the Digital Humanities and seeking further education in Library Science.
For any questions, please contact me at n01486040@unf.edu
Former Directors
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Anne Pfister, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Dr. Anne Pfister served as Director of the Digital Humanities Institute from 2021-2023. -
Laura Heffernan, Associate Professor of English
Dr. Laura Heffernan served as Director of the Digital Humanities Institute from 2019-2021 and helped to develop the Digital Humanities Minor at UNF. -
Clayton McCarl, Director of the International Studies Program, Associate Professor of Spanish and Digital Humanities
Dr. Clayton McCarl founded the Digital Humanities Initiative in 2015 and served as the founding director of the Digital Humanities Institute from 2018-2019.
Director Elect
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Josh Gellers
Dr. Gellers will serve as Director of the Digital Humanities Institute from 2025-2027.