Kristina
Jipson
Previous Quarter Courses
Current Quarter Courses
Credentials
B.A., University of Colorado
M.A., Columbia University
PhD., University of Notre Dame
Professional Research and Interests
I’ve been teaching since I was a teenager. I’ve taught horseback riding to kids and adults, yoga to Boulderites, Spanish to elementary school kids, infant care to new mothers, life skills to adults in transition, and English/writing to students at Columbia University, Yeshiva, the New York Institute of Technology, Baruch College, the Cooper Union, Notre Dame, Edmonds Community College, Hugo House, and EvCC.
I have a B.A. in English from the University of Colorado, an MFA in Writing from Columbia University, and a PhD in American Literature from Notre Dame.
I love the science and the art of teaching, and I’ve served in faculty development positions at most of the schools I’ve taught at. Before coming to EvCC, I served as Co-coordinator of Faculty Development at Edmonds, where I learned about the amazing 5-Star Team and EvCC’s role as a leader school in cutting-edge pedagogy.
Here at EvCC, I am the Director of English Corequisite Courses and English Placement at EvCC and Vice President of Negotiations for our AFT Faculty Union. I teach composition, creative writing, and literature classes.
I am a passionate creative writer. My first book of poetry, Halve, was selected by Dan Beachy-Quick for the Tupelo Press Berkshire Prize, and my poetry and fiction have appeared in AGNI, American Letters & Commentary, Chicago Review, Colorado Review, CRAFT, Tin House, and elsewhere. My fiction is represented by the Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency in New York.
I am also very involved with CASA of Snohomish County, where I serve as a court advocate for kids in foster care.
When I'm not working, I enjoy spending time with my amazing kids (ages 14 and 10), trying hard to ignore that they are taller than me.
