About

Katherine Knowles is a PhD Student in the English Department at Michigan State University. Her primary research focuses are Early Modern drama and the Digital Humanities. Prior to pursuing her PhD, she served as the Project Manager for the Interdisciplinary Research and Informatics Scholarship Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. In her role with IRIS, she worked one-on-one with faculty and students to design digital projects, develop sustainability plans, and collect and assess project outcomes. She also received an MA in Shakespeare Studies from the University of Birmingham’s Shakespeare Institute in 2016.