Dr. Laura Barbas-Rhoden

Professor of Spanish

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Place-Based Public Research (Open Access, Wofford Digital Commons)

Lomeli-Garcia, Mayra; Stevens, Jay; Gonzalez, Marianna; Lopez, Sandra; Ortiz, Hector; Taylor, Naya; Barbas Rhoden, Laura; and Dinkins, Christine S., “Contextualizing Kindergarten Readiness Data: A Qualitative Research Study of Forest Park Neighborhood in Spartanburg, South Carolina” (2020). Community Based Research. 4. https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/community/4

Dinkins, Christine Sorrell; Barbas Rhoden, Laura; Gonzalez, Marianna; Lomeli-Garcia, Mayra; Lopez, Sandra; Ortiz, Hector; Stevens, Jay; and Taylor, Naya, “Contextualizing Kindergarten Readiness Data: A Qualitative Research Study of the Highland Neighborhood in Spartanburg, South Carolina” (2020). Community Based Research. 6.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/community/6

Barbas Rhoden, Laura, “Healthy eating & active living in childhood in Latinx households in Spartanburg, SC: a community-engaged qualitative research study on assets and challenges” (2020). Community Based Research. 5. https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/community/5

Gonzalez, Marianna; Hughes, Kathleen; Lomeli-Garcia, Mayra; Lopez, Sandra; Barbas-Rhoden, Laura H.; and Dinkins, Christine S., “Inclusive Place-Making in Spartanburg, SC: Amplifying Latinx Voices through Community-Based Research” (2018). Community Based Research. 1.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/community/1

Place-Based Public Research: Mentored Student Capstone Projects

Lee, Laurel, “Food Preferences Among Children at Arcadia Elementary School” (2019). Community Based Research. 3.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/community/3

Keaveny, Sarah Grace, “Wellness and Food Preferences among Children of Latino Immigrant Families in the Arcadia Community of Spartanburg County” (2014). Student Scholarship. 5.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/studentpubs/5

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Curricular Fellows Project

“Bringing Innovation Theory to Practice in a Program Model for Collaborative Knowledge Building: The Curriculum Fellows Program.” Co-authored with Beate Brunow and Sydnie Mick. Partnerships 8.1 (2017): 28-42.

Digital Collection of Curriculum Units on Wofford Digital Commons. Collection of classroom-ready curriculum units co-created by student, teacher, faculty teams. Multiple disciplines, tied to state standards.

Community-Engaged Learning in Spanish: Essay on Design

“Connecting Curriculum to Context: Our Story of Two Liberal Arts College Spanish Programs Engaged in a Changing South.” Co-authored with Julee Tate. PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement 3.1 (2014).