Kristi Costello

Kristi Murray Costello is Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies at Old Dominion University, where she also serves as Associate Chair of Writing Studies and General Education. Her research addresses writing program administration, emotional labor in academia, and Writing Across the Curriculum/Writing in the Disciplines.

She co-edited 'The Things We Carry: Strategies for Recognizing and Negotiating Emotional Labor in Writing Program Administration' and has published extensively on writing center administration and source-based writing. Dr. Costello leads Writing Across Virginia and has secured NSF funding for STEM writing initiatives. Her teaching focuses on composition pedagogy and writing program administration.