Katherine Thorsteinson
BA (UOFT), MA (UOFM), MA (CORNELL),
PhD (CORNELL)
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Born in London, Ontario, Katherine (Katie) Thorsteinson moved to Moray, Scotland at the age of 11 where she completed her GCSE and A-Level examinations in English, Mathematics, and Physics through Gordonstoun School. She then returned to Canada for her Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy at the University of Toronto, followed by her Master of Arts in English at the University of Manitoba where she wrote her thesis “National Roots and Diasporic Routes: Tracing the Flying African Myth in Canada.” In Ithaca, New York she earned her second master's degree and her doctorate at Cornell University where she focused on American Literature, Media Studies, and Cultural Theory. It was here that she defended her dissertation "Narratives of Disposability: Race and Ecology in Contemporary Media." In 2019, Katie joined the English Department at St. Thomas University as an Assistant Professor of Media Studies. Feeling privileged to be part of this learning community, she cannot wait to meet the students, staff, and faculty at STU!