Kathryn J. McClain, PhD, is an instructor of English in the Department of Languages, Literature, and Mass Communication at Colorado Mesa University. Currently, she teaches literature courses, composition courses and two Maverick Milestone courses - Violence in American Literature and Literature and Gender.
Her dissertation research focused on contemporary adaptations of early 20th century American protest literature. Her research interests include late-19th and early-20th century American literature, adaptation studies, masculinities studies and contemporary popular culture.