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Katherine (Katie) Baker, MFA, is an Associate Professor of Writing at Rosemont College and a freelance writer/editor based in Philadelphia. Katie’s research interests and teaching fall into several areas, especially studying and teaching social justice issues through the perspectives of literature. Many of her classes focus on the significance of women writers writing for justice around the 19th and 20th centuries in American writing, the power of place in writing, and several other areas of American literature. She also takes great interest in looking at issues faced by first-year writers in college, as well as an invested interest in professional writing, preparing others to feel confident about their endeavors in and outside the classroom. At the core, she is a creative writer and thoroughly enjoys writing and discussing creative works with her students. She has been an invited speaker at many colleges and universities on a variety of topics related to academic, creative, and professional writing.
She is an avid writer, reader, and runner, though not all at the same time.
