Katie Gerst
Katie Gerst
Title: Assistant Professor (Practice)
Department: Marketing and Supply Chain Management (MSCM)
Office: Not Available
Phone: 215.204.5961
E-mail: kgerst@temple.edu
Joining the Fox School in January 2010, Ms. Katherine Gerst is responsible for teaching core business communications courses at the Fox School. She has also taught principles of marketing, consumer behavior, advertising, and strategic applications of technology in marketing. Ms. Gerst previously worked for the School District of Philadelphia’s Office of High School Reform, where she helped manage college awareness efforts across the more than 60 high schools in the district. From January 2007 to February 2008, Ms. Gerst directed the Fox School’s assessment efforts to assure learning and to comply with AACSB International’s accreditation standards. She has also served as the Fox School’s associate director of enrollment management and as an undergraduate admissions counselor at the university level. Ms. Gerst frequently presents on university admissions-related topics, such as using technology in enrollment management, the college admissions process and teen culture. She earned her bachelor’s and MBA degrees from the Fox School of Business.


