Education
- Ph.D., Texas A&M University
- M.A., Baylor University
- B.A., Baylor University
Courses
- Fundamentals of Human Communication
- Communication Research Methods
- Communication Theory
- Organizational Communication
Research Interests
- Intersections of gender, identity and work
Biography
Katherine Hampsten, Ph.D, is a professor of communication studies. During her time at St. Mary’s, she has served in multiple capacities, including Assistant Department Chair, Graduate Program Director, Academic Assessment Coordinator and Assistant Dean. Hampsten’s scholarship and teaching focus on intersections of communication, gender and work.
She has presented dozens of conference papers at national and regional conferences, including those receiving top paper and panel recognition from the National Communication Association and Central States Communication Association. In 2016, the St. Mary’s Alumni Association awarded her the Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Selected Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Hampsten, K. (2021). Embracing discomfort and resisting a return to the ‘good old days’. Communication Education (70)2, 208-210. https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2020.1857413.
Hampsten, K. (2015). Challenges in working with portraiture. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 43(4), 468-471. https://doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2015.1083605.
Books
Archiopoli, A., Hampsten, K., Hatfield, E. (Eds.). (2025). Teaching popular culture in the humanities classroom. Lexington Books.
Hampsten, K. (2024). Communicating online: Theories and applications. Kendall Hunt.
Refereed Book Chapters
Hampsten, K. (2023). “Good” mothering and the question of migrant mothers at the border. In V. Renegar and K. Cole (Eds.), Beyond biology: Rhetorics of motherhood in the 21st Century. Routledge Press.
Hampsten, K. (2019). Revisiting representations of Sarah Palin as the ideal
working mother. In Montalbano, L. L. (Editor), Gender, Sexuality and Race in American Politics. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.