Department of English

Kathryn Hampshire graduated with her BA in English from Ball State University in 2017. She earned an MA in English and a Certificate in Teaching Literature from IUPUI, graduating in 2019, before joining UF’s English Department that fall. She is a member of the Children’s Literature Association (ChLA), for which she served as the conference planning intern in 2019; she also belongs to the Young Adult Studies Association (YASA) and the Popular Culture Association (PCA). Teaching experience includes introductory literature, early British literature, children’s literature, picture books, special topics, and various composition courses. She has two cats named Wasabi and Squid.