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Dr. Kristene McClure

Associate Professor of English

Office C-2155
Office phone
Mobile 470.991.1732
Email Address
Email

Biography

Originally from Georgia, Dr. Kristene McClure relocated to Lawrenceville in 2014 after more than 12 years in the Los Angeles Community College District. Her English courses regularly emphasize linguistic diversity, linguistic and cultural justice, and student-directed focal topics. Her research agenda in both applied linguistics and teaching composition underscores the value of collaboration, including collaborating, writing and presenting academic work with co-authors who are GGC English majors.

Education

  • Doctorate – English (composition and TESOL) – Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • Master's – linguistics – California State University, Northridge
  • Bachelor's – comparative literature – University of Georgia

Academic Interests

  • Applied linguistics
  • Language and/in society
  • Linguistic diversity
  • Intersectionality

Distinctions

  • Modern Language Association (MLA) International Bibliography Fellow, 2022-2025