Graduate Consultant for First-Generation Programming
Office of Career and Life Design
Kate is a 7th year Ph.D. candidate in French Studies. She holds a BFA in Film Production from Chapman University and an MA in Francophone Language and Literature from California State University Long Beach. Previous to arriving at UT, Kate spent eight years as a university lecturer, study abroad program director and virtual language lab director.
Her research focuses on intertextual networks between well-known French 19th-century literary works and 21st-century literary and cinematic works in the banlieue genre. She also publishes on inclusive practices in the French language classroom as a White professor. After completing her Ph.D. in Spring 2025, she plans to transition to a career in Project Management, as she has over five years of experience in this area.