Dr. Grace Harwood

Lecturer of English

Office: Arts & Sciences 105F
English
College of Arts & Sciences
graceharwood@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4816

Biography

Dr. Harwood received her B.A. in History from the University of Toronto and her M.A. in History from the University of Windsor. She earned her Ph.D. in English, specializing in Early American Literature, at Georgia State University. In her spare time, she volunteers at historic house museums in Metro Atlanta and works with nonprofits in preservation and sustainability efforts.

Education

BA, History, University of Toronto, 2007

MA, History, University of Windsor, 2010

Ph D, English, Georgia State University, 2018

Intellectual Contributions

Grace Sara Harwood, "Bulloch Hall and the Movement Toward a Well-Rounded Interpretation of Antebellum Life in Roswell, Georgia", Routledge – 2021

Grace Sara Harwood, “Cotton Mather, Biblia Americana", Bloomsbury Academic – 2023

Grace Sara Harwood, “John Cotton, The powring out of the seven vials.", Bloomsbury Academic – 2023

Presentations

Grace Sara Harwood, Using Intelligent Agents in Desire2Learn Brightspace to improve Student Success, University System of Georgia Teaching and Learning Conference April 16 2024

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

Department, Composition Committee, Committee Member – Fall 2022 to Present

College, Teacher of the Year , Committee Member – August 2024 to Present

Department, Teaching and Learning, Committee Member – August 2023 to Present

Service to the Community

Board Member, Friends of Mimosa Hall & Gardens, Regional – July 2017 to Present

Other, Georgia Humanities, State – April 2021 to April 2025

Teaching Interest

Teaching first-year composition and learning support, she uses primary and secondary sources to encourage critical thought about public memory. Her themed first-year Composition courses include Atlanta Studies, focusing on architectural, economic, and cultural developments in twentieth-century Atlanta, and Bonnie and Clyde, focusing on examining interpretations of the 1930s Barrow Gang through the twenty-first century.

Research Interest

Her dissertation examined the first Bible commentary written by an American, Biblia Americana, by Cotton Mather. Her current research and publications concentrate on heritage tourism and public history museums.