Corrinna Corrallo is originally from Buffalo, NY. She received a BFA in Graphic Design from The Rochester Institute of Technology in 2014 and an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from The University of Central Florida in 2018. She currently works full-time at Duke University as the Senior Program Coordinator of Faculty Affairs with the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences.
Through the GLS degree, Corrinna aims to explore a range of research methodologies and writing styles to expand her academic capabilities. Her current research interests in include utopian religious communal experiments of the 19th Century United States, and utopian & antinatalism philosophy.
Preferred Name: Corrinna
Please share the title of a book you’ve recently enjoyed and would recommend to your GLS colleagues.
The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn, Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer, and Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith by Linda King Newell.
What movie or television show that you watched recently would you recommend to the rest of us?
Paris is Burning (documentary) and True Detective (Season One Only!)
Coming to the Duke GLS program, I hope to meet interesting people, challenge myself, acquire new skills, and follow my areas of interest organically and freely.
We’re going to make a GLS 2022 playlist on Spotify. Please recommend a song to include that speaks to how YOU feel as you embark on this new learning journey. It could be something that you’re listening to a lot now or a longtime favorite that captures the moment for you.
100 Years Ago by The Rolling Stones