About
Originally from Atlanta, GA, Katelin graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Virginia in 2018 with a B.A. in Classical Studies, earning high distinction for her thesis “Orphic Hymns: Old Texts, New Interpretation.” In her gradual move towards colder climate, she promptly entered the graduate program in Classical Studies at the University of Michigan as its first ever Bridge M.A. student. Katelin is now a 5th year PhD candidate. In her dissertation, Katelin reconstructs a poetics of the Mediterranean sea in Greek lyric poetry, exploring how the Greek landscape and seascape influence its early poetic traditions. Her work ties in material ecocriticism, acoustic ecology, sound studies, and is guided by her own travels throughout Greece.
Katelin is also passionate about art and museums on campus. She believes that museums are for all, and her work is guided by this principle. She has worked as an education intern at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and a curatorial intern at the University of Michigan Museum of Art where she is currently a Rackham Fellow in Public Engagement. In her current role, Katelin applies engaged pedagogy practices to museum education. In her commitment to fostering access to art, Katelin is also serving on the Presidential Advisory Committee on Public Art at UofM where she will assist with the curational of public art on campus. Her work in museums, engaged pedagogy, and in her own studies mutually work towards her belief that education, classics, and art should be accessible to anyone and everyone.
Outside of museums and academia, Katelin is a dedicated hobbyist: an avid thrifter and antiquer, amateur potter, casual cellist, occasional baker, aspiring poet (whose poems live mostly in her own head), and proud cat mom to Logan and Pindar.
