Kathleen Hicks

Director of Online Programs, Teaching Professor, English

Teaching Professor (FSC), Literature

Ross-Blakley Hall (RBHL) 165 TEMPE, AZ 85287-1401
Mail code: 1401

Campus: Tempe
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Education

PhD in English (Literature), Arizona State University

Graduate Certificate, Instructional Design, The George Washington University, Washington DC

MA in English and American Literature, University of Texas at El Paso

BA in English and American Literature, University of Texas at El Paso

Research Interests

Kathleen Hicks studies effective online pedagogy and course design. She also researches and publishes in the field of Steinbeck Studies. Her interests in Steinbeck are wide-ranging. She has published work examining Steinbeck’s views of environmental ethics, disability, morality, and his pespectives related to contemporary social crises.

Courses

2023 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
ENG 501	Approaches to Research
ENG 597	Graduate Capstone Seminar

2022 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
ENG 489	Scholarly Products

2022 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
ENG 501	Approaches to Research
ENG 597	Graduate Capstone Seminar

2021 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
ENG 501	Approaches to Research
ENG 597	Graduate Capstone Seminar

2020 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
ENG 597	Graduate Capstone Seminar

2020 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
ENG 501	Approaches to Research
ENG 597	Graduate Capstone Seminar

2020 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
ENG 501	Approaches to Research

2019 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
ENG 597	Graduate Capstone Seminar

2019 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
ENG 102	First-Year Composition
ENG 102	First-Year Composition

Expertise Areas

American Literature - 20th and 21st Century

Online Education: Online Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Teacher Education

Research Methodology

Editing