Dr. Saundra Liggins

Saundra Liggins has taught in the English department since 2000. She has served as the English department representative for the SUNY Fredonia Senate as Senate Secretary. Saundra Liggins was the associate chairperson for the English department from 2008 to 2010. She also served as the Interim Chief Diversity Officer and Title IX Coordinator at SUNY Fredonia from 2019-2021.

Teaching Interests

African-American literature; minority literatures of the United States; women’s literature; gothic literature; cultural studies; slavery and the Underground Railroad

Research Interests

The use of gothic and horror conventions by African-American authors; fictional and non-fictional representations of the Underground Railroad; Black women's literature.

Awards and Honors

• Professional Development Award for Teaching and Learning, SUNY Fredonia's Professional Development Center (2013).
• Connect2Canada Faculty Enrichment Program Grant, The Government of Canada (2010).

License/Certification

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Teaching & Learning Certificate. Completed with Distinction

Professional Membership

• The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States

Presentations

• "Teaching for Racial Equity: Facilitating and Engaging in Pedagogical Professional Development to Support Equitable and Inclusive Learning Experiences" (2023).
• "Gothic Intersections in Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half," Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the United States (2023).
• "Doubling Down on the Gothic: Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' and 'Us'," Northeast Modern Language Association (2019).