R. Katherine Samford

Education: M.Ed., Cambridge College
                M.A., Georgia State University, TESOL

Katherine has been a part of the GTLI team since 2009. As a principal lecturer, she enjoys teaching in special programs, such as grad bootcamp, teacher training, and professional skills courses. As the Associate Director of Academics, Katherine works closely with the Director to initiate and foster partnerships with GT campus academic and administrative units to provide language, communication, learning, and professional support to international graduate students, teaching assistants, visiting scholars, and faculty. She also conducts guest lectures and workshops on cross-cultural communication and building effective professional skills. Katherine’s professional passion is faculty development in which she focuses on faculty recruitment, training, support, promotion, and growth.

Email
katherine.samford@pe.gatech.edu