Kristen Polster

Senior Lecturer

Email

kpolster@smu.edu

Education

B.A. and M.A. in English (creative writing), SMU
Ph.D. in English Literature, University of North Texas

Kristen Polster has both a B.A. and M.A. in English (creative writing) from SMU.  She holds a PhD in English Literature from the University of North Texas.  She has taught writing at SMU since 2001, and has worked as a writing consultant in the Writing Center at the ALEC.  She currently teaches DISC 1312 and 1313 in the Hilltop Scholars Program.

Areas of interest:

Shakespeare, Early Modern English Drama and Poetry, Creative Writing, Gender Studies, Pop Culture

Honors:

Laura Kesselman Devlin Instructor of English 2004, 2014; HOPE Professor of the Year 2003

Krista Polster