Kate Moss, PhD

Doctoral Lecturer, General Education and Liberal Studies

Kate Moss
Contact

101 W. 31st St., 7th Fl.

New York, NY 10001

Phone: (212) 652-2088

Areas of Expertise
  • Modern and Contemporary British and Anglophone Literatures
  • Writing Across the Curriculum
  • Writing Center Administration

Kate Moss is a Doctoral Lecturer in General Education and Liberal Studies and teaches Digital Literacy, Composition, Advanced Composition, Writing at Work, World Literature, and the Liberal Studies Pro-Seminar and Capstones I and II.  She also serves as the Writing Fellows/Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) and Tutoring Coordinator. Moss completed a Ph.D. in English at the CUNY Graduate Center with research focused on contemporary fiction published in Britain and narrated in non-standard Englishes, including works by James Kelman, Samuel Selvon, and Suhayl Saadi. Besides 20th and 21st century English, Scottish, Irish, and other Anglophone literatures, she has expertise in writing and writing center studies, and WAC. She is currently working on a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project begun while she was a SoTL Fellow in the CUNY Innovate Teaching Academy 2022 Summer Institute. She completed an M.A. at Marquette University, and her undergraduate M.A. (Hons.) in English Language and Literature at the University of St. Andrews (Scotland).  Before SPS, Moss taught at Marquette University, Stern College, and Queens and Lehman Colleges (CUNY), and served as a Writing Fellow (Lehman College), Instructional Technology Fellow (CUNY Macaulay Honors College/ Queens College), and a Communications Fellow (Schwartz Communication Institute, Baruch College).

Recent news

Writing Center Wins Recognition

April 24, 2024

Southwestern Writing Center Association

The CUNY SPS Writing Center has been awarded a Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA) Center Acknowledgement and Recognition of Excellence (C.A.R.E.) Certification. This is the sole certification administered by writing center experts for their peers. We are the 20th college or university to the receive recognition. Writing Fellows (WAC) and Tutoring Coordinator Dr. Kate Moss, Assistant Writing Fellows (WAC) and Tutoring Coordinator Dr. Erin Heiser, and the CUNY SPS Writing Center will be recognized at the 2025 SWCA Conference.
CUNY SPS EDI Ambassadors Laura Collazo and Dr. Kate Moss

CUNY SPS EDI Ambassadors Share Their Thoughts on Inclusivity

November 02, 2023

CUNY SPS Blog

The CIED recognized a cohort of faculty and staff who had committed themselves to an intensive EDI training regimen through LinkedIn Learning. Those who completed the multiple training modules were distinguished as “EDI Ambassadors” by the CIED and earned a special certification badge. In part three of this four-part series, EDI Ambassadors Laura Collazo, instructional design/data assistant, Office of Faculty Development and Instructional Technology (OFDIT), and Test Flight facilitator, Office of Academic Affairs; and Dr. Kate Moss, doctoral lecturer, General Education and Liberal Studies, share their insights after completing EDI coursework earlier this year.
CUNY SPS Committee on Institutional Equity & Diversity Award Logo

CIED and HR Honor First Cohort of EDI Ambassadors

October 05, 2023

The nine faculty and staff were recognized for completing a series of curated LinkedIN Learning courses focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion. 

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Fellowship

April 25, 2022

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) at CUNY

Kate Moss, a doctoral lecturer in the general education and liberal studies programs at CUNY SPS, has been awarded a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Fellowship and will participate in Applying a Scholarly Lens to Our Instructional Practice, a June CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy (CITA) Institute, along with 14 other SoTL Fellows from across various CUNY campuses. As part of the institute, Dr. Moss will be continuing her research on whether changes to discussion board assignments in the CUNY SPS class COM 110: Digital Literacy will increase student engagement.

A Design for Student Leadership in Discussion Boards in Asynchronous Courses

January 18, 2022

Global Society of Online Literacy Educators

Dr. Kate Moss, doctoral lecturer in the CUNY SPS General Education and Liberal Studies programs, will be presenting a Praxis Poster (video presentation and live discussion) entitled “A Design for Student Leadership in Discussion Boards in Asynchronous Courses” at the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators (GSOLE) conference on January 28. This presentation is based on curriculum promoting leadership skills and experience in the COM 110 Digital Literacy course. This revised curriculum was developed under an initiative at CUNY SPS highlighting career-readiness skills as identified by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) in undergraduate courses.