Kristen Harmon

About Kristen Harmon

My professional experience includes writing, editing, communications content development, management and disseminations, and nearly 30 years of experience in higher education in the midwest and on the east coast. Currently, I have two roles at Gallaudet University: as a publishing and digital communications specialist/senior advisor at Gallaudet University Press (2025-present) and as a professor of English at Gallaudet I publish both scholarly and creative writing and teach social media content strategy, rhetoric and public/professional writing, creative writing, literary/cultural theory and methodologies, narrative analytic methodologies, and literature. I served as interim Director of Gallaudet University from Jan-Aug. 2025, and am currently a publishing and digital communications specialist and senior advisor for GU Press (Aug. 2025-present). As Communications and Disseminations Manager (20••••13) for the National Science Foundation Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2), I wrote, edited, developed a range of products for general audiences on multiple platforms (social, digital, print, and video). My personal website can be found here: those who would like to keep track of my publications, I\'ve set up an open-access Google Doc with all of my scholarly and creative work listed: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ZxnH_Kb6pPkGX2yQYKRpTl9ZmV5Q8-iPEPJk1ADE6c/edit?usp=sharing

Experience

1. Publishing & Digital Communications Specialist, Gallaudet University Press

   Gallaudet University

   Aug 2025 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Responsible for promotional copywriting, seasonal catalog and jacket copy, selected title metadata, ads, and website/digital communications for Gallaudet University Press.

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  Master's degree, English Language and Literature/Letters

  1992 — 1994

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  Ph.D., English Language and Literature/Letters

  1994 — 1999

• Culver-Stockton College

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), English and American Literature

  1988 — 1992

• The George Washington University - College of Professional Studies

  Master’s Degree, E-Publishing

  2016 — 2016

Skills

• Editing
• University Teaching
• Archival Research
• Constructive Feedback
• Content Development
• Newsletters
• Curriculum Development
• Blogging
• Research
• Textual Analysis
• Creative Non-Fiction
• Copy Editing
• Public Speaking
• Social Media
• Qualitative Research
• Higher Education
• Program Development
• Academic Writing
• Proofreading
• Creative Writing
• Community Outreach
• Educational Assessment
• Publishing Technology
• Teaching