Associate Professor of English Khristeena Lute
  • Faculty Queensbury

Khristeena Lute

  • Associate professor of English
  • Director of the Center for Reading and Writing

“I love teaching at a community college, where I have the privilege of working with students of such diverse backgrounds and ages — side by side, learning from each other."

Biography

Khristeena Lute has received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Scholarship and Creative Activity and the SUNY Adirondack President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Her recent publications include “Katrina Trask: The Gilded Age of Philanthropy” (2023); her debut novel, "Finding Grace and Grit" (2021); “Choosing to be Artists: Women’s Networks in Evelyn Scott’s Escapade” (2021); and “Embracing Ambiguity: Navigating the Liminal Waters of Grace King’s ‘The Little Convert Girl’” (2019).

Education

Associate in Arts degree from Ohio University; Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio University; M.Ed. from Northern Arizona University; Master of Arts in English from Austin Peay State University; Ph.D. from Middle Tennessee State University

Hobbies and interests

Khristeena lives in Porter Corners with her husband, two children, two dogs, two cats, one snake, three ducks and 15 chickens. She enjoys reading, hiking, painting and writing.