Kathryn Hobson  (B.A. Luther College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver) is associate professor of communication studies at James Madison University. She primarily teaches courses in the cultural communication track. Her research focuses on critical intercultural communication, queer and feminist performance, and arts-based qualitative methods. She has published in Qualitative Inquiry, Liminalities, Kaleidoscope, and has authored and co-authored several book chapters about queer identity, femininity and social change.