Katherine A. Hughes, PhD, is an educator, a traveler and a photographer. Katherine is associate professor of communications at Elizabethtown College. She earned her doctoral degree in mass communications, as well as her master's degree in television/radio/film from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She earned her bachelor's degree in mass communications from James Madison University. When not in the classroom, Katherine is likely on the road exploring the national parks or planning her next study abroad program.