Caitlin Palo

Caitlin Palo practices poetry, gardening, and martial arts in Seattle, where she earned her PhD in English from the University of Washington. 

Professional Summary

As Program and Events Manager at the Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington, I consult with faculty to plan events that advance research, knowledge, and conversation in the humanities. I work closely with our small staff on communications, strategic planning, budgets, and creating a vitalizing environment for humanities research at all levels of higher education.

Professional Background

I began working in higher education in 2011, teaching writing in academic fields—including general composition, and writing in the disciplines of Medical Anthropology, Literature, Cinema & Media Studies, Environmental Science & Resource Management, and Global & Public Health. During this time I also worked as a tutor and Graduate Student Assistant Director of the Odegaard Writing and Research Center. I continued my work in writing centers as the first Director of the Interdisciplinary Writing Studio, which focused on writing in American Ethnic Studies; American Indian Studies; Comparative History of Ideas; Gender Women & Sexuality Studies; and Geography—in other words, social sciences with an inclination towards the humanities (or perhaps vice versa depending on the course).

Academic Background

I earned my PhD in English Literature & Culture from the University of Washington. My dissertation examined the use of private letters as source material for published works that imagine new public relationships to history and to each other at pivotal political moments in 18th century Britain and 20th century America.  Central authors included Alexander Pope, Mary Wortley Montagu, Mary Wollstonecraft, Dodie Bellamy and other writers of the New Narrative School.

Poetry

Other Writing

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