Kathryn Wilson’s research interests focus on the intersection of poetry and science.
Wilson is especially interested in Hellenistic literature, and the relationship between different intellectual enterprises occurring during that time. She is also interested in the evolution of the genre of didactic poetry. In addition, she studies and teaches issues relating to systems of race existed in antiquity, and is a Faculty Affiliate of Wash U’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, & Equity.