Laura Hayes

Laura is a fifth year doctoral candidate in the Department of English, specializing in19th-century literature. Her work focuses on the representation of material bodies and body management in Victorian fiction after cultural advancements in biology, chemistry, and physics. As a researcher and teacher, Laura is excited for the opportunity to learn more about education beyond the college classroom and ways to make histories and narratives accessible to our communities.

Fossil Identities and Digital Literacy

by Laura HayesJuly 10, 2020July 15, 2020

A central part of the programming work at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library is working in and with Cedar Rapids schools. The K-12 Learning Specialist at the museum organizes student-centered project-based learning curriculum that the museum then…

Back to the Text

by Laura HayesJune 12, 2020July 14, 2020

I love poetry. I love the way it looks on the page, I love the way it feels to read out loud. I love its rhythm, its images, and its power. And I love the moments when I read it with my students and it makes sense to them.

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