Unity students canoeing

Faculty Profile: Dr. Kathryn Miles

Associate Professor and Director of Writing

Academic Background
PhD, English Literature, University of Delaware
MA, English Literature, University of Delaware
BA, Philosophy and Literature, Saint Louis University

Contact Information
Student Activities Building, B-Side
207.948.3131 ext 238
kmiles@unity.edu

Areas for Professional Comment
Environmental Journalisam
Gender and Pop Culture
Nature Writing
New England Literature

Experiential Learning Sites Used on Occasion
Acadia National Park
Walden Pond
Lake Powell/Glen Canyon Dam
The Island of Dominica
Local elementary Schools
Unity Pond

Hobbies for Comment
Backpacking
Dog Training
Downhill Skiing
Long-distance Running

Community Involvement
Scholar in Residence, Maine Humanities Instructor
Visiting Faculty, Maine Audubon Field's Pond Center
Board of Directors, Unity Area Recycling Center
Volunteer, Maine Public Broadcast Network
Race judge, Maine Alpine Racing Association

Campus Activities
Advisor, Northern Lights (official College newspaper)
Editor, Hawk and Handsaw: The Journal of Creative       Sustainability
Program Coordinator, Environmental Writing
Member, Unity Documentary Film Series

Kate Miles
  • "You can't write about the environment sitting in a classroom, so my students and I take our art out into the forest, onto the sea, and atop mountains.  That's where inspiration lives."
  • Kathryn Miles
    Associate Professor