Kate Falvey

Kate Falvey is a Professor in the Department of English at the School of Arts & Sciences, City Tech (CUNY), where she has taught literature and writing courses since 1981. Her academic focus spans developmental writing and reading, composition, and specialized areas like Gothic and supernatural literature, 19th- and early 20th-century American literature, and women’s narratives.

• Education: PhD, New York University (American Literature)
• Key Courses Taught: Composition, Creative Writing, Developmental Writing and Reading, Perspectives in Literature, Literature of Illness and Care, Gothic and Supernatural Literature

Kate’s research bridges literary scholarship with practical pedagogy, particularly in literacy and developmental writing. She is a co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of 2 Bridges Review, a literary arts journal supported by City Tech, and an associate editor for Bellevue Literary Review, focusing on humanity and human experience narratives.

Her publications include poetry collections such as The Language of Little Girls and What the Sea Washes Up, anthologies like Misrepresented People: Poetic Responses to Trump’s America, and scholarly contributions to reference guides such as The Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers and The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature. Her work also encompasses peer-reviewed articles on Edward Albee, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Grace King, alongside editing projects for short story collections and educational magazines.