Kathleen Hicks is the Director of Online Programs, Department of English. Her expertise is online education, educational technology, and American literature. She is associate editor for Steinbeck Review and President of the International Steinbeck Society.
PhD in English (Literature), Arizona State University
Graduate Certificate, Instructional Design, The George Washington University
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.
