Kristen Wallace joins Villanova's English department after graduating from Colorado State University – Pueblo with her BA in English and a minor in Philosophy. While her passions in literary study are wide-ranging, she is particularly fond of exploring how characters display (or are denied) agency within a text and how those texts can inform a way of existing that ensures that diverse and marginalized peoples have a space to be agentic in their own lives. At Villanova, Kristen fully expects to continue this line of scholarship in her own academic pursuits, as well as in her tutoring pedagogy. Her favorite books include The Count of Monte Cristo, Fragile Things, the entire Harry Potter series, and, most recently, Station Eleven. In her leisure time, Kristen's favorite ways to satisfy her curiosity are eating at chef-driven restaurants, taking photos of peculiar bugs in her mother's garden, and listening to podcasts about justice, design, and human experience. As a Colorado-native, she is looking forward to living in Pennsylvania, immersing herself in East Coast culture, and learning how to pronounce Schuylkill like a local. Kristen would be remiss if she did not mention her devotion to her two cats, Munchausen and Calamity.
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