Karen Forgette
Senior Lecturer in Composition and Rhetoric & Assistant Chair
Karen Forgette is senior lecturer and assistant chair in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric. She also serves as the advisor for the B.A. in Rhetoric.
Research Interests
Her research interests are in writing in the health professions, first-year writing pedagogy, writing groups, and the transition to college.
Biography
She earned her M.A. from the University of North Carolina.
Education
M.A. English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1987)
B.A. Communications, Geneva College (1982)
Recognitions
- St. Amand Outstanding Teaching Award., Chancellor's Office/Alumni Association, 2025
- College of Liberal Arts Instructor of the Year Award, College of Liberal Arts, 2015