Kristen A. Hoffman
Kristen A. Hoffman
Lecturer
Email: kristen.hoffman@qcc.cuny.edu
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Education:
Ph.D., English: Composition & Rhetoric, St. John's University, Queens, NY, 2025
M.A., English: Writing & Rhetoric, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, 2016
B.A., English, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY, 2012
Teaching and Research:
Originally from Long Island and a proud product of community college education, I joined Queensborough Community College in 2024. My teaching and research focus on trauma-informed writing pedagogy, embodied rhetorics, and student-centered approaches to composition. I specialize in exploring how mind-body integration and narrative inquiry can support student voice and academic success, particularly for students with histories of trauma or marginalization.
Before coming to QCC, I taught at Suffolk County Community College, Stony Brook University, and SUNY Old Westbury, where I designed and taught first-year writing, technical writing, and literature courses. I also served as Writing Program Director at Five Towns College and worked for many years as a professional writing tutor in writing centers. My approach to teaching is deeply informed by this work, blending equity-driven pedagogy with practical skill-building and reflective inquiry.
Alongside my academic work, I spent over a decade in the fashion and media industries in marketing communications for companies such as Nickelodeon, Apple, & Amazon. My experience in visual storytelling and digital communication continues to shape my classroom practices, where I incorporate multimodal and professional writing assignments to prepare students for real-world audiences and diverse rhetorical contexts.
Awards:
Italian Diaspora Studies Summer Fellowship - John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, 2025
Institute for Writing Studies Fellowship (IWS) – St. John’s University, 2017-2021
Graduate Teaching Fellowship (TF) – LIU-Brooklyn, 2014-2015
Graduate Assistantship (GA) – LIU-Brooklyn, 2013-2014
Excellence in English – LIU-Brooklyn, Spring 2015
Excellence in English – LIU-Brooklyn, Fall 2015
Research Fellowship: Student Essay Revision Analysis – LIU-Brooklyn, 2013 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Literature – Dowling College, 2013
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Literature – Dowling College, 2012 Academic Excellence Grant –Dowling College, 2007 – 2012
Academic Excellence Undergraduate Scholarship – Dowling College, 2007 – 2012
Professional Certifications:
Safe Zone Ally Certification, Queensborough Community College (November 2024)
Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Representative, Queensborough Community College (September 2024)
Mental Health First Aid, St. John’s University (September 2024)
Quality Matters Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR), Queensborough Community College (May 2024)
Center for Innovative Pedagogy: Distance Education, Suffolk Community College (Fall 2018)
