Katherine Fredlund

Katherine Fredlund is an Associate Professor and Director of First-Year Writing in the Department of English at the University of Memphis. She holds a Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University (2012) and degrees from Saint Bonaventure University (M.A. 2008; B.A. 2006). Her research focuses on 19th-century women's rhetorical practices, feminist historiography, and anti-racist writing program administration. She actively explores intersections of GenAI with writing instruction and has published extensively on topics such as white nationalist discourse, climate change rhetoric, and activist pedagogies.

Dr. Fredlund's work emphasizes collaborative anti-racist curricula and institutional change, as seen in her co-authored publications on Black Lives Matter initiatives in Writing Program Administration. She has co-edited Feminist Connections (University of Alabama Press, 2020) and serves as editor of the Writing Memphis series. Her research bridges historical rhetorical studies with contemporary digital activism, particularly through analyses of social media and far-right rhetoric.

Her recent scholarship includes examining Stormfront's online white nationalist strategies and the affective dimensions of climate change debates on Twitter. She also advocates for ethical uses of AI in writing instruction, balancing technological potential with pedagogical responsibility. Dr. Fredlund's contributions span composition theory, public writing practices, and feminist historiography, reflecting a commitment to socially engaged scholarship.