Ph.D. Student Graduate Teaching Assistant Katy is a Georgia native. She teaches ENGL 1102, First Year Composition, with the English Department. Her scholarly interests include dialectology, especially as it applies to pop culture, and sociolinguistics. Education Education: Katy received a B.A. in English from Furman University in 2013. While there, she worked as editor-in-chief for the school literary magazine, The Echo, as well as copyeditor for the newspaper, The Paladin. Research Areas of Interest: Phonetics and Phonology Sociolinguistics and Language Variation Awards, Honors and Recognitions Awards and Special Recognitions: Katy served as the treasurer for LSUGA and was on the committee and co-chair for the 4th annual interdisciplinary Linguistics Conference at UGA (LUCAG 4)
