Dr. Katie Ford

Associate Dean & Director of EC Scholars Program
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Katherine Ford is Professor of Hispanic Studies and Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Katie attended Bowdoin College in Maine as an undergraduate, studying Spanish and Women’s Studies. She then earned an MA from Middlebury College in Vermont and then her doctorate at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Ford has taught at ECU since 2006 and has been an important partner of the college and the EC Scholars Program over the past few years. She has served as a senior faculty fellow, chaired interview committees for Selection Sunday, taught the freshman Honors colloquia, the first year EC Scholars seminar, and the sophomore EC Scholars research internship. She has participated in numerous Honors College living learning experiences and led a study abroad trip to Spain. An accomplished scholar and administrator, Dr. Ford currently serves as Chair and Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Katie’s research specializes in Modern Latin American literature, concentrating on theater and performance of the twentieth century. She is author of The Theater of Revisions in the Hispanic Caribbean (2017 Palgrave Macmillan) and Politics and Violence in Cuban and Argentine Theater (2010 Palgrave Macmillan. She is currently working on an engaged research project that aims to increase enrollment from the local Latino/Hispanic community in higher education. Additionally, she is researching the role of humanities in engaged community research.

Outside of the classroom, Katie enjoys traveling with her husband and two children, running, reading, and cooking.