Evan Pebesma is a Ph.D. candidate in the Program in Literature at Duke University. His research interests include U.S. literature, American studies, political theory, and comedy studies. He is currently serving as the Academic Affairs Intern at The Graduate School. Evan specializes in literature and language arts education, with an emphasis on teaching writing skills. He has undertaken extensive pedagogical training through the Certificate in Teaching Writing in the Disciplines, the Certificate in College Teaching, and the Humanities Teaching as Leadership Training Workshop.
Faculty Type: Graduate Fellows
Eric Tuttle
Eric is a Ph.D. candidate in the Theology Department at Princeton Theological Seminary, where he studies constructive and political theologies. His dissertation offers a constructive account of Christian eschatology that is attentive to political and ethical concerns. Elsewhere, his work focuses on democratic organizing, responses to historic injustice, apocalyptic theology, and doctrines of God.
Claire Rostov
| Claire Rostov is a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Program in Religion. Her research primarily focuses on the intersection of religion, consumption, media, and waste in the context of the United States. Claire considers teaching to be her top priority. In the classroom, she encourages students to consider how religion operates outside of religious institutions and is often found in unexpected places. Towards this end, she draws from a host of interdisciplinary theories and methods, including anthropology, visual and material culture, and history. Claire holds an M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School and a B.A. from Carleton College. |
Christopher Kaminski
Christopher Kaminski is a second-year Ph.D. student in the MEMS department at Duke University. Christopher studies in the Aeroelasticity group under the leadership of Dr. Kenneth Hall. Christopher works on harmonic balance analysis for unsteady aerodynamic phenomena in turbomachinery. He hopes that this research will lead to a greater theoretical and practical understanding of phenomena such as Non-Synchronous Vibration for turbomachinery blades, leading to longer turbofan engine lifespans and greater reliability. Christopher previously received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Central Florida and worked briefly in the aerospace industry on Florida’s Space Coast.
Brittany Smith
Brittany Smith is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering. A Connecticut native, she received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Connecticut in 2020 before coming to Duke. As a member of the Franklin group, Brittany works on developing environmentally sustainable printed electronics with a focus on transistor and sensor applications. Brittany enjoys mentoring students in the lab and volunteering at outreach events to engage people of all ages through hands-on engineering and science activities. After holding seven teaching assistant positions (two at Duke and five at UCONN), Brittany has developed a passion for teaching and looks forward to teaching and mentoring students for years to come.
Adrienne Duke
Adrienne Duke is a Ph.D. candidate in the Philosophy department at Duke. Her work is on moods and mood disorders, and she is interested in questions about well-being as it relates to psychiatry. She holds a B.S. in Philosophy from the United States Military Academy at West Point. She is an Army veteran and considers teaching undergraduates the next phase of a life devoted to service to others.