Kate Stanley

Kate Stanley is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Writing Studies at Western University. She earned her PhD from Columbia University (2013), MA from University of British Columbia (2004), and BA Hons from Queen's University (2002). Her academic work bridges American literature, pragmatist philosophy, and aesthetic education, with a particular focus on modernist writers and their engagement with philosophical surprise. She is currently leading a SSHRC-funded project on pragmatist pedagogical methods for climate crisis contexts.

• Research Interests:
  • Pragmatism and pedagogy
  • American modernism
  • Aesthetic experience in humanities education
  • Climate crisis and literary form
  • Interdisciplinary methodologies
  • William James's influence
• Recent Awards:
  • 2025-26 Graham and Gale Wright Distinguished Scholar
  • SSHRC Insight Grant (2025-30) for "Pragmatist Practices of Aesthetic Education in the Context of Climate Change"
  • SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2018-21) for "Varieties of American Pedagogy"