A full professor in the Department of English and Modern Languages and the Honors Program, Dr. Ayres calls herself a Victorianist. She has published widely in 19th-century British scholarship including fourteen books and over eighty articles (as of 2010), and regularly presents papers at conferences. She also initiated the school’s literary and arts magazine, took students to the UK on study-abroad tours, coordinates the LU Victorian Society, and is co-organizer for LU’s annual Civil War seminar. From 2006-10 she served on the Graduate Senate and was its chair from 2009-10. Additionally she is a member of the graduate faculty and the Assistant Director in the Honor’s Program.
Victorian Literature
The Many Loves of Christina Rossetti, Literature and Christianity Conference at LU (2007)
This paper identifies the proposals that Christina Rossetti received in light of her religious convictions....
The Role of Christianity in the American Woman's Movement, Christianity and America History Conference at Liberty University (2007)
America’s founding fathers expected to grant rights and freedom to not only men, but also...
Postcolonial Criticism
Pedagogy
Building Community with Online Students, Faculty on Pedagogy (2007)
Statistics show that many students persevere and succeed to graduate from college when they are...
How To Have a Successful Web Course, Faculty on Pedagogy (2007)
Here are ten rules that should help an instructor make a Web course succeed for...
How to Survive Teaching Distance Learning, Faculty on Pedagogy (2007)
Dr. Ayres shares nine rules or tips to help instructors manage their time, course, and...
Mythic America: Developing an Interdisciplinary Course (with Phillip A. Gibbs), Teaching English in the Two Year College (1997)
Civil War Scholarship
Flora: Mrs. J.E.B. Stuart, Civil War Seminar (2010)
This is the story of the Confederate General JEB Stuart through the eyes of his...
Persephone in the River Phlegethon; or, the Women at Gettysburg, 12th Annual Civil War Seminar (2009)
This paper identifies the heroic women who participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, both on...
Encyclopedia Entries
Lamplight
Lamplight 2007, Lamplight: Literary and Fine Arts Magazine (2007)
Lamplight is an annual publication that showcases poetry, short stories, creative essays, and art by...
Lamplight 2006, Lamplight: Literary and Fine Arts Magazine (2006)
This is the literary and fine arts magazine of Liberty University. An annual publication, it...
Lamplight 2005, Lamplight: Literary and Fine Arts Magazine (2005)
This is the literary and fine arts magazine of Liberty University. An annual publication, it...
Lamplight 2004, Lamplight: Literary and Fine Arts Magazine (2004)
This is the literary and fine arts magazine of Liberty University. An annual publication, it...