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Kristen Lillvis

  • Dean of the College of Liberal Arts

Biography

Dr. Kristen Lillvis is the dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Metro State University. Prior to joining Metro State, she served as a division chair in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences and the Mary Alice Muellerleile '60 endowed chair in English at St. Catherine University. She also previously held the positions of director of Digital Humanities and director of Graduate Programs in English at Marshall University.

She earned her BA in English and Philosophy at Baldwin Wallace University, her MA in English at Ohio University, and her PhD in English at the University of Kansas.

Her research explores inclusive pedagogy and issues of identity in texts across a range of media, including works of electronic literature.