Kathryn Crowther

Dr. Kathryn Crowther (Katy) is the Director of the Writing Across the Curriculum program and an Associate Director for Teaching Effectiveness in CETLOE. Working at CETLOE combines Katy’s passion for teaching and pedagogy with the opportunity to work closely with faculty in all disciplines across the Georgia State campuses. Katy specializes in writing pedagogy, High-Impact Practices, and general best practices in teaching. She serves as the Perimeter College Campus Lead for the EPIC program and runs a Project Lab on Disability, Inclusion, and Access.  She is also very interested in Universal Design for Learning and accessible teaching practices. In 2018, Katy was awarded a USG Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Fellowship, and she often assists faculty with developing and running SoTL Projects.

Katy is also a Professor of English at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College. She received her Ph.D. from Emory University and her scholarly and teaching specializations include Rhetoric & Composition, Victorian Literature, Steampunk, Disability Studies, and Digital Pedagogy. Her recent publications include SoTL studies of teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, compassionate pedagogy, and using blogs and digital mapping in the composition classroom.

In 2018, she was the recipient of the Faculty Teaching Excellence award for Perimeter College. When she is not in the classroom, Katy enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and running.