Kathryn
Biography & Education
As SLAC’s Tutorial Services Coordinator, Kathryn’s primary responsibilities include hiring, training, and supervising student tutors in The STUDY.
Kathryn has been a Bobcat since 2016 graduating from Texas State University with her B.A. in Spanish, B.A.I.S. in International Relations, and M.S. in Geography. As an undergraduate Kathryn worked as a SLAC writing tutor and lead, and during her graduate program, she transitioned to the classroom as a graduate assistant in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies.
Selected Service Activities
- Volunteer – Great Texas River Clean Up 2022-2024
- Volunteer & Researcher – Latin American Mobility Project (LAMP), 2020-2022
Selected Presentations
- Co-Presenter (with Jade Figueroa, Assistant Director for The STUDY), College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Conference. November 2024. “We're Not Regular Bosses, We're Cool Bosses.”
- Co-Presenter (with Stephanie Gonzalez, Supplemental Instruction Coordinator), TxNCLCA, February 2023. Presentation Title: “And the Student Became the Master: Former Student Staff, Now Professional Staffs' Insights into Professional Development Training.”
- Co-Presenter (with Haas, R., Director of Research and Writing at Texas State Honors College and Tschirhart, P., Associate Dean of Texas State Honors College), National Collegiate Honors Council, Boston, MA. November 2018. Presentation Title: “From Improving to Empowering: Rethinking ‘Writing Intensiveness’ in Honors.”
Selected Awards
- Julia A. Tuason Supporting Women in Geography Award, 2022
- Outstanding SLAC Lab Leader, 2018-2019 & 2019-2020