Professor Katie Hurter became interested in teaching ESOL at 17 when she was an exchange student in Hiroshima, Japan. Receiving her MA in Foreign Language Education and BA in English from the University of Texas at Austin, she has taught in Italy, Malaysia and Japan, finally returning to her hometown, Houston, where she is raising her son. She is interested in what makes learning stick, loves to read and drink strong coffee and likes the TV off.

E-mail: katie.hurter@lonestar.edu