Katherine Musick
Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow
Member Of:
- Writing and Communication Program
- School of Literature, Media, and Communication
Office Phone: (404) 894-2730
Office Location: Skiles 303
Related Links:
Email Address: kmusick7@gatech.edu
Overview
Katherine Musick serves as a lecturer, and former Marion L. Brittain fellow, for the Writing and Communication Program. She has taught both sections of freshman composition as well as technical communication courses for computer science students.
Her research interests include technical communication, the history of rhetoric, historiography, writing program administration, multimodality, and instructional design.
Musick earned her Ph.D. in English specializing in rhetoric and composition from Middle Tennessee State Univeristy. She earned both her Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Alabama.
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy, English, Middle Tennessee State University
- Master of Arts, English, University of Alabama
- Bachelor of Arts, English University of Alabama
Awards and
Distinctions:
Distinctions:
- Richard C. and Virginia Peck Award, 2021
- McDaniel Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, 2021
- William R. Wolfe Writing Award, 2019
Interests
Teaching Interests:
Technical communication, freshman composition, writing administration, history of rhetoric
Research Interests:
History of rhetoric and composition, historiography, archival research
Research Fields:
- Communication
- Digital Media
- Literary and Cultural Studies
- Science and Technology Studies
Issues:
- Accessibility
- Communication Policy
- Creativity in Context
- Cross-Cultural Engagement
- Development of Literacies
- Digital and Mixed Media
- Digital Communication
- Digital Humanities
- Higher Education: Teaching and Learning
- Historiography
- History and Memory
- Literary Theory
Courses
- ENGL-1101: English Composition I: The Rhetoric of Mythos
- ENGL-1102: English Composition II: Archives that Matter
- LMC-3403: Tech Communication: Workplace Literacies
Publications
Books
- “WPA Responsive Genre Change: Using Holographic Thinking to Unflatten a Celebration of Student Writing.”
In: Radiant Figures: Visual Rhetorics in Everyday Administrative Concepts [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2021
Updated: Feb 11th, 2026 at 1:30 PM