Dr. Kate Chaterdon

Associate Professor of English

Bio

Kate Chaterdon received her PhD in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English from The University of Arizona in 2016. Kate's research explores how to improve the teaching of writing by evaluating the effects of mindful and socially just pedagogies on students’ writing processes. Kate is also committed to creating opportunities for her students to interact with the larger Poughkeepsie community in meaningful and mutually beneficial ways. 

At Marist, Kate teaches a variety of writing and rhetoric courses, both for the Professional Writing Minor and the Writing Concentration for the English Major, including: Writing as a Discipline; Grammar, Style, and Editing; Embodied Writing and Rhetorics; Writing With Nonprofits; and Feminist Rhetorics. Kate also regularly teaches for our First-Year Seminar Program and our first-year writing class, Writing for College. 

Kate currently serves as the Director of First-Year Writing. 

Education

PhD Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English, The University of Arizona, 2016
MA English, The University of Arizona, 2011
BA English,Siena College, 2005

Research Interests and Specializations

Rhetoric and Composition, Mindfulness and Writing, Writing and Cognition, Rhetorics of Embodiment, Composition Theory, Feminist Rhetorics/Pedagogy, Anti-Racist Rhetorics/Pedagogy, Community Writing

Selected Publications

(forthcoming) "Multi-Modal Writing in the Introductory Theatrical Design Course: Developing Literacies for the 21st Century" in A Classroom Guide to Writing in Theatre and Performance Studies. With Eileen Curley. (2026). Print.

"Mindful Practice & Metacognitive Awareness in the Writing Class: A Quantitative Pilot Research Study." Composition Forum 50 (2022). Web.

"Writing Into Awareness: How Metacognitive Awareness Can Be Encouraged Through Contemplative Teaching Practices." Across the Disciplines: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Language, Learning, and Academic Writing 16 (2019). Print.

"Contemplative Neuroscience and the Teaching of Writing: Meditation as Mental Training." Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning 22.1 (2017). Print.

"Mindful Writer/Embodied Writer: Universal Design and Public Argument in FYC." Praxis Wiki, Kairos: Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy 19.2 (2015). Web. With Katie Silvester.

Selected Presentations

"(Course) Designing for Equity and Reciprocity: The role of "design justice" in the development of a new Writing with Non-Profits course." Conference on Community Writing, 24 October 2025. Presentation.
    
"Intertextuality as Collaborative Remix: Theory, Research, Praxis." Conference on College Composition and Communication. NCTE, Baltimore, MD. 11 April 2025. Roundtable Presentation.

"Creating Community in the First-Year Seminar Through Writing and Well-Being Initiatives." Conference on Community Writing, 14 October 2023. Presentation.

"The Benefits and Drawbacks of Using Perusall in Writing Workshops." New Jersey College English Association. 18 March 2023. Virtual Presentation.

"Testing the Validity of a Metacognitive Awareness Inventory." Qualitative Research Network of the Conference on College Composition and Communication. NCTE, online. 9 March 2022. Virtual Presentation.

"The Mindfulness Effect: Mindful Implementations in the College Writing Class, Writing Center, and Community Writing Spaces." Conference on Writing and Well-Being. Tucson, AZ. 11 January 2020. Presentation.

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Contact Information

Academic School

School of Liberal Arts

Office

Fontaine 220

Email

catherine.chaterdon@Marist.edu

Phone

(845) 575-3000 ext. 2693