Join us in congratulating Dr. Kate Phelps for the release of her 2025 book Digital Girlhoods, her feature in May’s L&S newsletter, and her receipt of a 2025 Teaching Excellence Award!
In an interview with Dr. Phelps on her research, Olivia Ruetten outlines the inspiration, creation, and construction of this thoughtful and insightful book. In Digital Girlhoods, Dr. Phelps emphasizes tween girls’ agency on social media vis-à-vis identity formation, content creation, and community building. Her book considers what tween girlhoods look and feel like in America today. This article also highlights that Dr. Phelps was recently given a 2025 College of Letters & Science Academic Staff Teaching Excellence Award!
Kate is an fantastic instructor with a genuine ability to connect with and encourage her students, in addition to being an active publishing scholar. Congratulations, Kate!