Expertise

Her speciality area is early American literature focusing on first contact narratives.


Research Areas

  • Early American Literature
  • Native American and Indigenous Literatures
  • Literary Cartography

Kristy’s special interests include first encounter moments between the Indigenous peoples of the Americas and Europeans, Indigenous textual cultures, and history of text technologies. 

Past Affiliations

PhD Student, English Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida State University (past)

Degrees
PhD, Florida State University, Literature, Media, and Culture, 2023
MA, Florida State University, Digital Humanities, 2021
BA, University of Alabama, English, 2016
MA, University of Alabama, American Studies, 2016
BAC, University of Alabama, Communication: Journalism, 2014