Kathleen J. Waites, Ph.D.

Halmos College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Literature and Modern Languages

Honors Courses
HONR 2000N Honors Seminar: The “F” Word: Feminism and Culture
HONR 1500Q Honors Reading Seminar: Maziar Bahari
HONR 1500K Honors Reading Seminar: Spike Lee

Honors Engagement

• Honors Faculty Coordinating Committee
• Participates in faculty-student Honors programs
• Attends Honors induction ceremonies and banquets
• Honors Workshops: Professional Etiquette, Maintaining Health in Times of Stress, Presenting Symposium Papers

Research Focus

• Memoir and Autobiography
• Gender Studies
• Images of Women/Gender in Popular Culture
• Women's Literature
• Women in Film, Women Filmmakers

Education

• Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• M.A. Villanova University
• B.A. Holy Family College

Kate Waites has played an active role in the Honors Program since its inception—attending induction ceremonies and banquets, leading or co-leading workshops, and designing and teaching the course, The “F” Word: Feminism and Culture. She also participates in programs that encourage Honors students and faculty to interact on an informal basis, such as films, dinners, Trivial Pursuit, and kayaking trips.