Through her research, Pearl James, Ph.D., is uncovering new layers to the study of WWI. Jeremy Blackburn | Research Communications.

Through her research, Pearl James, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, is uncovering new layers to the study of World War I.

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