Dr. Whitney Barnes began her teaching career in the humanities in 2012. She holds a Masters in history from Georgia State University and a Ph.D. in history from Boston College. Throughout her career, Whitney has developed a God-given passion for teaching rhetoric, composition, writing, and critical thinking to her humanities students and believes deeply in the spiritual and academic value of honing these skills. Whitney is a published author, was the recipient of the Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award at Boston College, has held the esteemed post of Pensionnaire étranger at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, France, and has been an avid reader, bookworm, and fiction writer her whole life. In her spare time, Whitney enjoys singing in the chancel choir and teaching confirmation at church, reading voraciously, exploring the world with her family, and attempting (and always failing) to grow something in the garden. She lives in Marietta, Georgia with her husband Andrew, their son Emmett, and their affable golden retrievers J.R.R. Tolkien and Willow.
