Experiences at Digital Humanities Summer Institute (Panel)

Join the Digital Humanities Initiative (DHI) at ASU for a special event featuring our 2025 Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) scholars.

Every year, the DHI sponsors five ASU-affiliated scholars to attend DHSI at the Université de Montréal, a leading training institute for digital humanities scholarship. This event provides an opportunity to hear directly from this year's cohort as they share their experiences, insights, and key takeaways from their chosen courses.

This panel is ideal for faculty, staff, and students interested in digital humanities, as well as anyone curious about the DHSI experience. 

Ema Santos Quiroz
Originally from the Peruvian Andes, Ema Santos is an ABD in the doctorate program in Spanish Literature, and a Graduate Teaching Associate at the School of International Letters and Cultures from Arizona State University. Ema graduated with a Master of Arts in Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Master of Arts in English-TESOL from Winona State University. She additionally holds a degree in Environmental Engineering and Higher Education from Peru. With over fifteen years of experience working in University and College education, her scholarly work centers on language acquisition, indigenous literature and environmental humanities. Her research project includes analysis of indigenous literature and traditional scientific knowledge from the Andes and Amazon.

Xueyi Yuan
Xueyi Yuan is a PhD student in Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies in the Department of English at Arizona State University and holds a graduate certificate in Computer-Assisted Language Learning. She is currently a graduate teaching assistant at the ASU Writing Programs, where she works as the Associate Director of Second Language Writing and teaches First Year Composition and Business Writing. As a researcher and writing teacher, Xueyi is interested in topics related to second language writing teacher education and multimodal composition.

Cole Cloyd
Cole Cloyd is a PhD student in religious studies at Arizona State University’s School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies (SHPRS). He received his bachelor’s in religious studies at the University of Oklahoma and his Master of Theological Studies in Religion, Ethics, and Politics at Harvard Divinity School. In addition to his work at SHPRS, Cole collaborates alongside ASU’s Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict. His research focuses on the intersections of religion, politics, violence, and extremism across American history. He has previously published work discussing American fundamentalism and Christian nationalism, highlighting their constantly shifting relationships to the nation-state. Currently, he is working on a project discussing how far-right groups utilize social media and public debates to radicalize their audiences and demean their opponents.

Sam Brierley
Sam Brierley is a PhD student in English Literature at ASU. Her research focuses on how animals and insects appear in 18th–19th century British print culture, and how these nonhuman figures expose anxieties about embodiment, power, and the boundaries of the human.

Her work explores topics ranging from Gothic monsters to Victorian beetles, often through the lenses of satire, sexuality, and science. She has published on Dracula, Saki’s short fiction, and the gendered history of honeybees, with a forthcoming article on disability and Star Trek appearing in a special issue of the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies.

With over seven years of teaching experience across high school and university classrooms, Sam brings a deep commitment to making literature and writing engaging, accessible, and empowering. She’s especially interested in how literature’s comic, creepy, and creaturely moments invite us to rethink cultural norms and the stories we tell about difference.

She welcomes collaboration and conversation. You can reach her at [email protected].

Elizabeth Grumbach (she/her) is the Assistant Director of Research and Communications at Arizona State University's Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics. She currently serves as the Co-Vice-President (2024-2026)/Co-President Elect (2026-2028) of the Association for the Computers and the Humanities (ACH). Her current research focuses on design justice and critical tech interventions that incorporate care practices and community-driven research. Grumbach directs the Digital Humanities Initiative (DHI), funded by The College's Division of Humanities and housed in the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics. The DHI focuses on providing specific training opportunities and building community around shared goals through regular events.