Kate is an Assistant Professor of English at Central College, where she teaches courses in British literature, world literature, and writing. Kate received her PhD in English from the University of Iowa in 2019. In her research, she studies the politics of sound and listening, and she is currently working on a book project on listening to reading aloud and the nineteenth-century novel. In addition to her work in literary studies, Kate is also invested in interdisciplinary writing programs and pedagogy. At Central, Kate teaches courses on writing for non-profits and writing for STEM and health careers. At the University of Iowa, she tutored at the Frank Business Communication Center, helped develop the Writing Initiative for Neuroscience, and co-founded (with Dr. Anna Williams) the “Managing the Market Job Docs Series” now offered by the Graduate College.