Title
Collegiate Professor
Pronouns
she, her, hers
Subject Areas
Communication
English
Writing
Humanities
Journalism
Speech
Education
PhD, English Literature, Drew University
MPhil, English Literature, Drew University
MA, English, Keene State College
BS, Education, Keene State College
Teaching Locations
Powidz, Poland
Dr. Koch joined UMGC Europe in 2004 and has taught a variety of writing, public speaking, literature, and humanities courses over the years. Though she’s taught both in Europe and Downrange, she’s spent the majority of her tenure in the Middle East.
She earned her BS and MA in Education at the Keene State College campus of the University of New Hampshire, then received her doctorate from Drew University in New Jersey. In addition to UMGC, she’s taught at a number of institutions, including Rutgers, Oklahoma State, and the University of California Davis.
A founding member of the UMGC Movie Club, she’s one of the regular monthly facilitators to select a film and guide the discussion. She’s also one of the original Writing Doctors, writing faculty who hold open sessions for the UMGC community on Saturdays for one-on-one guidance with writing-related questions.
Although accustomed to cheerful student evaluation comments in courses like the Humanities and Mythology (“I really enjoyed this course” and “I never knew Thor was part of Norse mythology!”), she felt she’d reached the pinnacle of success when a writing student recently wrote, “This course was awesome.