Kristine Crane
Ph.D.
Bio
I'm a second-year Ph.D. student in mass communications, with a long-standing professional background in print journalism and narrative nonfiction writing. I also have previous teaching experience as an adjunct in the department, as well as in the Italian department at UF, and Santa Fe community college.
Awards and Honors
Giuseppe Carpanacci National and International Prose and Poetry Competition, Cultural Affairs Office, U.S. Embassy in Italy; Region of Umbria; Municipality of Spello, 2021.
Education
Publications
Presentations
Crane, K. M. (2023). Digital storytelling and mothers. Oral Presentation at Radical Listening: Storytelling for a Just Future, Baltimore, MD.
Crane, K. M. (2023). Bound: Mothers Trapped by Relocation Statutes. Oral Presentation at Mothering and Motherhood on the Home/Front, Chicago, IL.
Crane, K. M. (2021). "Digital Storytelling as a Form of Literary Nonfiction and Memoir". Oral Presentation at Storytelling for a 'Just' Future, Loughborough, United Kingdom.
Creative Works
Crane, K. M. (2023). "L'Americana". Monthly columnist and associate editor for The American in Italia online magazine. The American in Italia magazine. Rome, Italy https://theamericanmag.com/lamericana/.
Crane, K. M. (2023). Poems of resistance during the pandemic. Poetry. online conference-10th annual Graduate Communication Association conference. Bowling Green , OH.
Crane, K. (2020). "Mothering: From Grief to Gratitude". The Examined Life Journal. Iowa City, IA.
Research
Specialization
health communication, women's studies
Professional Interests
An interest in teaching skills-based journalism courses and nonfiction writing; writing projects, women's studies, critical cultural methodology.