Kristen Getchell

Academic Division: Arts & HumanitiesKristen Getchell is Director of Rhetoric and Visiting Associate Professor of Rhetoric in the Arts and Humanities Division. For the past two years, she has also taught graduate and undergraduate management communication courses in Babson''s Management Division. Previously, she served as Coordinator of First-year Writing and Associate Professor of English at Curry College. She primarily teaches courses in first-year writing, advanced writing in the disciplines, and business and professional writing. Her research interests include student peer feedback, rhetorical theory and professional communication, and how and where students transfer learned writing habits to other courses and professional contexts. She is currently co-editing a collection on rhetorical theory and praxis in the business communication classroom (Routledge).

Academic Degrees

• Ph D, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• M.A.L.S., Dartmouth College
• BA, University of Connecticut, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Academic Interests

Business Writing; Composition

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Awards & Honors

2017 - Deans Award for Recognition of Teaching Excellence - Adjunct Faculty, Babson College

2015 - Excellence in Partnership and Collaboration Award, Curry College

2014 - Excellence in Research Collaboration Award , Curry College

2011 - Excel Service Award, Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council