About Me

Karen Peterson holds an M.S. in TESOL/Applied Linguistics from Georgia State University and has over 20 years of experience in the field of ESL education. Since joining the faculty at the Georgia Tech Language Institute in 1993, she has taught in the Intensive ESL Program, as well as in specialized programs for Chinese students, Pre-MBA students at Emory, and Georgia Tech's MBA and QCF students. Karen's global teaching experience includes assignments in Japan and Tajikistan, and she has traveled to Brazil, China, and Japan.