Meet the Team
O'Connor Institute Staff
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Dr. Katie Simon
Interim Executive Director for Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities
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Education
Jessica earned her B.A. in English and Spanish with an International Certificate and her M.A. in English from Georgia College, making her a Double Bobcat. She is currently studying archives in the Master of Library and Information Science program at the University of Alabama.
Research
Jessica's scholarship focuses on ecocritical approaches to contemporary American women's writing with a focus on the U.S. South. She explores topics of memory, trauma, and self-representation through literary criticism, creative writing, and archival work.
Favorite O'Connor works
- Short Story: "The River"
- Book: Mystery and Manners
- Quote: "I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing." The Habit of Being
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