Dr. Kristin M. S. Bezio integrates the study of literature into the leadership studies curriculum. Her areas of specialization include leadership in literature and film, leadership in performance, and cultural and political history in Early Modern England.

Her teaching and research focuses on the ways in which literature, drama, film, and video games have influenced society and the way people think about issues of leadership and followership.

Her interests include 16- and 17th- century literature, women’s literature, comparative literature, drama and performance, directing, acting, rhetoric and composition, and new media.

Dr. Bezio has received several grants and awards for her teaching and research. As part of the Jepson School’s curriculum, she teaches required courses such as Leadership and the Humanities and Critical Thinking, and electives such as Leadership on Stage and Screen.

She is the co-editor of Jane Austen’s The Three Sisters and Jack & Alice on Juvenilia Press. She also serves on the Board of Directors for The Unorthodox Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports and cultivates unconventional art and performance.