Kim Haimes-Korn

Kim Haimes-Korn is a Professor in the Department of Digital Writing and Media Arts (DWMA) at Kennesaw State University. With over two decades of experience, they focus on innovative writing pedagogy, digital literacies, and teacher mentorship. Their work bridges classroom practice with scholarly inquiry through multimodal composition and student-centered learning.

Education:

• Ph.D. in English (Rhetoric and Composition), Florida State University
• M.A. in English (Rhetoric and Composition), Florida State University
• B.A. in Communication and Humanities (Interdisciplinary), Florida State University

Their research centers on multimodal composition, digital pedagogies, and visual literacies, particularly in adapting English classes for modern contexts through participatory learning and technology integration. They have contributed extensively to scholarship on response theory, collaborative learning, and multicultural pedagogies.

Their publications include the 2007 co-authored book Portfolios for Technical and Professional Communicators and the 2010 textbook essay collection Teaching Seeing and Writing. Since 2014, they maintain the Multimodal Mondays blog series on Andrea Lunsford’s Bedford Bits platform, exploring flexible assignments for multimodal instruction.