Erin McCarthy King graduated from Yale College in 1998 with a combined B.A. and M.A. in Italian Language and Literature. She was a member of Saybrook College and an active member of Instrumental Connection, the Yale Political Union, and was President of the SY Housing Committee. After graduating, she worked as both a teacher and a conference coordinator for Strategic Research Institute, a New York-based conference planning and business research company, until she returned to Yale GSAS in 2002. While earning her doctorate, Erin was heavily involved in campus life as Arts and Culture and then Coordinating Fellow for the McDougal Center for Student Life where she enjoyed working on events, orientation, and campus life initiatives for graduate students. After completing her Ph.D., Erin taught at Yale as a Visiting Lector, as well as at Sacred Heart University, St. Vincent’s College, Quinnipiac University, and Fairfield University. Erin has also taught and advised at Hopkins School and Notre Dame High School, where she currently teaches Italian and French and is a faculty member in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Erin also designs the language curriculum and delivers online courses for Rockyruggiero.com, an online education site for lovers of the history, art, language, and culture of Italy. In 2021, Erin served as a University Assistant to the Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies at Southern Connecticut State University doing research and proposal writing. Erin is a member of the Alumni Schools Committee and volunteers as an alumna interviewer for Yale College. Erin and her husband and children live in Seymour.
