Sherry Fohr

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Sherry Fohr (PhD) co-founded the Interfaith Studies Program in 2017 at Converse College after 16 years of experience teaching World Religions and other courses in religious studies and anthropology. She is currently an Associate Professor of Religious Studies, the Curricular Director of the Interfaith Studies Program, the Religious Studies Coordinator, and Co-Director of Women’s Studies at Converse College. Her awards and grants include a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship (while a doctoral student at The University of Virginia), an Arthur Vining Davis Grant (awarded to Converse College to found the Interfaith Studies Program), the Curriculum Innovation Award (at Converse College), and The Blue Key Honor Society’s Teacher of the Year Award (while teaching at Wofford College). Her research abroad in India resulted in numerous articles, presentations, and the book, Jainism: Guides for the Perplexed. Her current research focuses on interfaith cooperation via social media and the interfaith work of Jains in the United States.