Katie Russell Newland
Katie Russell is an Austin, Texas-based writer with a Ph.D. in Language and Literacy from the University of Texas at Austin (UT). Katie’s debut book, A Season With Mom: Love, Loss, and the Ultimate Baseball Adventure, tells the story of her journey to visit all 30 Major League Baseball parks in a single season to fulfill her late mother’s dream. In 2012, Katie survived a double diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Melanoma. Since then, she has turned her insatiable appetite for learning toward cancer and related health topics. In 2018, she completed a year-long program to become a certified Integrative Nutrition Coach. Katie is a sports and games fanatic who loves to travel and is now on a mission to see every major sporting event’s finals. When she’s not watching sports or her favorite teams play (Chicago Cubs, New Orleans Saints, and Texas Longhorns), she can be found at a music festival, hosting a board game night, cooking a healthy meal, or playing Pickleball.
