Kim Thompson

Kim Thompson is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the English Department at East Carolina University. Her research focuses on Feminist and Queer Rhetorics, Bodily and Visual Rhetorics, Transnational Texts, Archival Research, and First-Year Writing Pedagogy. She holds a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from East Carolina University.

Her work explores intersections of gender, identity, and media through analyses of texts like The Rose of Versailles. She teaches courses such as Writing for Business, Scientific Writing, and Foundations of College Writing. Thompson’s scholarship emphasizes queer survival strategies, rhetorical frameworks in pop culture, and inclusive pedagogical practices.

Her recent publications include studies on empathy in teaching, cross-cultural queer rhetorics, and ecofeminist perspectives in animation.

Teaching and advising form a central part of her role, though no specific grants or student advisees are listed in current records.