Dr. Jennifer Wachtel Kates
Master Instructor
Departments / Programs
- English
- Department of English
- Creative Writing
Degree Information
- PHD, Georgia State University (2000)
- MA, University of Southern Mississippi (1993)
- BA, Rhodes College (1991)
Areas of Expertise
Composition, Creative Writing
Biography
Dr. Kates is a Tennessee native who earned her M.A. in creative writing from the University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Writers and her Ph.D. in creative writing from Georgia State University. She has taught in the English department since 1997. She e...
Read More »Dr. Kates is a Tennessee native who earned her M.A. in creative writing from the University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Writers and her Ph.D. in creative writing from Georgia State University. She has taught in the English department since 1997. She earned the MTSU Faculty Outstanding Public Service Award in 2011 and MTSU's Outstanding General Education Teaching Award in 2016. She was the 2015 and 2023 President of the Southern Literary Festival and currently serves as Executive Director of the Southern Literary Festival. Dr. Kates also serves as Editor for SHIFT: A Publication of MTSU Write.
