Kathleen T. Kollman
College Advisor and Instructor of English
College of Liberal Arts Office of Academic Affairs
Wright State University
163 Millett Hall
937-775-4231
kathleen.kollman@wright.edu

last updated 7/24/08

~ NEWS ~
7/24/08: The College of Liberal Arts Office of Academic Affairs used to be located in 120 Millett, but it's now in 163 Millett. Anyone looking to make an advising appointment or pick up ENG 102 portfolios should note this new office location. It's just down the hall from the old one in the CoLA Dean's Office. Office hours and upcoming courses also now updated through Winter 2009.

Office Hours
Winter 2009: Academic advising by appointment. Call or email to schedule. ENG 102 students 9-10 and 12-2 TR.
Summer and Fall 2008:
Academic advising by appointment. Call or email to schedule.

Courses Taught
Winter 2009: English 102, section 23
Spring 2008:
English 102, section 38
Fall 2007: English 101, section 47
Summer 2007: Introduction to College Writing

Background
B.A. in progress, Wright State University, 2008-present (French)
M.A., Wright State University, 2003 (English)
B.A., University of Dayton, 1997 (Communication)

Areas of Interest
Academic advising, composition and rhetoric, literary theory and criticism, gender and identity theory, women’s studies, technology in the classroom, science fiction media and literature, creative writing, research methods, French language and literature, professional and technical writing.

Bio
Usually writing as "K.W. Taylor," Kollman has had essays, articles, and short fiction included in DarkWorlds, flash fiction archives, and the Dayton City Paper. She is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Genre-Commentary, a web-based semi-academic magazine for science fiction television and film studies. She is a member of the AboutSF Speakers' Bureau, a consortium of experts on speculative media. While she has generally written media criticism, Kollman is also an avid fiction writer, with one urban fantasy novel trilogy currently seeking publication and a new urban fantasy novel in the works.

Most Recent Publications
·         Taylor, K.W. “Lost: Making the Case for Creative Conjecture” Dayton City Paper 30 January 2008.
·         Taylor, K.W. “Bionic WomanDayton City Paper 18 October 2007.
·         Taylor, K.W. “TV Scoop from Comic-Con” Dayton City Paper 9 August 2007.
·         Taylor, K.W. “Trigger-Happy Networks: The Season in Review” Dayton City Paper 14 June 2007.
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         Taylor, K.W. “The Dresden Files: A Shaky Adaptation” Dayton City Paper 13 February 2007.

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