Graduate Teaching Assistant
Year Started at JMU: 2026
hughe6kl@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
M.F.A., Writing, Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2014
B.S., Communication, Brigham Young University-Idaho, 2008
Professional Focuses
Writing center studies; disability rhetoric; teaching writing; first-year writing; creative writing for young adults; epic poetry; public relations; healthcare reform; community journalism; Western literature.
Publications and Conferences
Selected Journal Articles
Gaglione, K. (2015). When experience fails. Highlighter Journal, Winter, 9.
Conference Presentations
Hughes, K., Maune, G., & Sykhammountry, A. (2026, 28 March). Navigating anti-DEI in purple writing centers. Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference, Coppin State University, Baltimore, MD.
Hughes, K. (2017). Creating instructional videos that students will watch from beginning to end. BYU-Idaho Online Learning and Teaching Conference.
