Katerina Zissouli

Dr. Katerina Zissouli has spent much of her personal educational pursuits, focusing on language and literature. She graduated with her BA in Classical Languages from The University of California in 1990. From there, Katerina Zissouli opted to continue her educational journey at the San Diego State University studying English and Comparative Literature in 1992. It was here that Dr. Katerina Zissouli received her Master’s Degree and a broader understanding of Language. Later, Dr. Zissouli went on to receive her PHD in American Literature, Culture, and Ideology at The National and Kapodistrian University in Athens, Greece.

Having grown up in New York, Dr. Zissouli has credited much of her success as an educator to her eclectic upbringing. She attributes her versatility and ability to connect with students to the cultural diversity she experienced growing up. Dr. Zissoulio has long been grateful for her upbringing and the seemingly endless ways it has influenced her professional development.

Through her studies, Dr. Katerina Zissouli has found that her heightened understanding of language, enabled her to relate and more clearly communicate with her students. As a devoted educator, with an unwavering passion for language and literature, Katerina Zissoulo inevitably became a published author. Along with her extensive background in education and literature, Katerina found great interest in the theory of teaching as well as the human mind’s capacity to learn. It was her curiosity in these matters that influenced the research for her first book on addressing the connection between Emotional Intelligence and Multiple Intelligence in Higher Education Curriculum Development. In her book, Dr. Katerina Zissouli focuses on the various forms of intelligence and their roles on learning. The book further reflects on this theory, suggesting that college curriculums can continue to be perfected utilizing this concept.