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Thomas Aquinas ������ý tutor Elizabeth Reyes — that is, Dr. Elizabeth Reyes — , with honors, at the Braniff Graduate School’s Institute of Philosophic Studies at the University of Dallas. In addition to being a member of the Thomas Aquinas ������ý faculty, Dr. Reyes is also an alumna, having graduated from the ������ý in 2003. She then earned a master’s degree in English literature from the University of Dallas, and now, having defended her dissertation, has earned a doctorate as well.

Dr. Reyes joined the faculty of Thomas Aquinas ������ý in 2011 after completing her doctoral studies, but not her dissertation. Over the last two years she has spent summers and other free moments working on her thesis, “Ishmael’s Cetological Quest: A Progression of Imagination in Melville’s Moby-Dick.”

Dr. Reyes’ thesis brings together two of her passions: wildlife and literature. A lifelong lover of animals, when she was a student at the ������ý, she was fascinated to explore this interest across the breadth of the ������ý’s curriculum — studying Creation not only through the natural sciences, but also in literature, philosophy, and theology. Her senior thesis examined how animals can help lead man to God, a theme that has endured throughout her academic career, including her doctoral dissertation about Ishmael’s epic journey in pursuit of the great whale.

The ������ý extends Dr. Reyes a hearty congratulations!

Posted: March 11, 2013