Dr. Felisa Baynes Ross

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Biography

Felisa Baynes-Ross is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at Yale University, where she specializes in the intersection of gender, religion, and literary studies. She completed her Ph.D. at Fordham University in 2017, and has a strong academic background with degrees from Southern Connecticut State University and Albertus Magnus College. Her research centers on the relationship between religious writing and vernacular lay spirituality in the Middle Ages, particularly focusing on how literature can empower women and disrupt traditional ecclesiastical hierarchies. Baynes-Ross is currently working on a book titled 'Vernacular Theology Dissent: Lay Female Spirituality in Late Medieval English Literature', which examines dialogic modes in religious instruction. In addition to her current projects, she has explored themes of resistance and identity in her essays and has contributed to various scholarly publications.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

2017-09-01 — Present

Yale University • New Haven, CT

Teaching courses in medieval and early modern literature, as well as serving as Director of Westchester Writing Center at Fordham.

Courses

The Sacred Secular Rebels, Outcasts, Heretics

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.