Publications | Awards | Presentations | Service | Affiliations
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Department of English, Professional Writing Program
Graduate Instructor, Purdue University
Department of English, Introductory Composition & Professional Writing
PhD in English, Purdue University (2008)
Primary Specialization: Rhetoric & Composition
Secondary Specialization: Theory & Cultural Studies
Graduate Minor: Women's Studies
"Of a Certain Persuasion: Rhetoric, Complexity, and the Emergence of Subjectivity"
Dissertation Committee: Irwin Weiser & Thomas Rickert (co-chairs),
Patricia Sullivan, Jennifer Bay
MA in English, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2003)
"Programmed to Please: Marge Piercy's Critique of the Cyborg Lover in He, She and It."
Director: Theresa Kemp
BA in English, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2000)
Emphasis: Creating Writing
Reviewed Article
"Learning to Lean on Each Other: Peer Mentoring for Teacher Development."
FormaMente: International Research Journal of Digital Future.
2.3-4 (2007): 231-7. Co-authored with Alexis Ramsey.
"Enthymematic Rhetoric and Student Resistance to Critical Pedagogies."
Rhetoric Review 25.4 (2006): 427-443.
Invited Pedagogical Publications
"MLA Overview and Workshop." The OWL at Purdue. Ed. Allen Brizee. 18 July 2007.
Purdue Online Writing Lab.
"APA Overview and Workshop." The OWL at Purdue. Ed. Dana Driscoll. 17 May 2007.
Purdue Online Writing Lab.
"Learning to Lean on Each Other: Peer Mentoring for Teacher Development."
Online Module & Listserv Moderation. May 2007. Teaching Composition Listserv.
Co-authored with Alexis Ramsey.
Summer Research Initiative Grant, UNC Wilmington, $3500, Summer 2010
2009 Special Tenure-Track Faculty Travel Award, UNC Wilmington, $900, Fall 2009
Janice M. Lauer Award for Excellence in Dissertation Work, 2007
Purdue Research Foundation Grant for Dissertation Research, $2400 Summer 2007
Instructor Recognition for Student Work, Introductory Composition Student Showcase, 2007
Student Won Best Original ENGL 108 (Accelerated Comp) Project & Honorable Mention People's Choice Award for the Whole Showcase
Strategic Initiatives Fellowship,
$42,000 - Purdue University Graduate School, 2005–2006
Award to conduct research into the pedagogical needs of graduate instructors within
the Introductory Composition program, and development of a now-defunct online
resource to meet those needs through community forums and a library of materials.
Teaching Portfolio Award, Introductory Composition Program, 2005
Excellence in Documenting Reflective Practice
Grace Smart Award, Best Graduate Paper in Rhetoric & Composition, 2005
Purdue University Department of English Literary Awards
"Resisting Assumptions: Enthymematic Rhetoric & Student Resistance to Critical
Pedagogies."
"Hailing the Single Female Voter: Civic Obligation v. Individual Freedom." Feminisms and
Rhetorics Conference . Lansing , MI. October 2009.
"What the Tech? : The Promises and Perils of Teaching with Blogs." Carolinas Communication
Conference . Wilmington , NC . September 2009.
"Ripple Effect: A New Perspective on Rhetorical Agency." Conference on College
Composition and Communication. San Francisco, CA — March 2009.
"The Ideological Invitation of Enthymeme and the Rhetorical Constitution of Subjects."
Rhetorical Society of America Conference. Seattle, WA — May 2008.
"Bound by the Normative Net: Feminist Persuasion in Magazines for Women." Feminisms
and Rhetorics Conference. Little Rock, AR. — October 2007.
"Making Assumptions, Assuming Identities: Subjecting Students in the Composition
Classroom." Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL —
March 2007.
Website Development
UNC Wilmington Department of English Spring 2010
Faculty Representative for Department of English
UNC Wilmington Faculty Senate Fall 2010
Committee Member, Professional Writing Committee
UNC Wilmington Department of English 2009–2010
Rhetoric & Composition Program Representative
Purdue GradStudent English Association 2007–2008
Vice President
Purdue GradStudent English Association 2006–2007
Introductory Writing Committee Representative
Purdue GradStudent English Association 2005–2006
Committee Member
Purdue Introductory Writing Committee 2005–2006, 2007–2008
Subcommittee Work on Extended Mentoring 2005–2006
Subcommittee Work on Resource Development 2007–2008
Student Representative
UWEC English Graduate Executive Committee 2001–2003
Department Librarian
UWEC English Dept. Media Resource Committee 2001–2003
Writing Assessment ( 2006–2008)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
Resource Development and Teacher Preparation (2005–2008)
Collaborative Online Instructors Network, Purdue University
Curriculum Development (2006-2007)
Accelerated Composition, Introductory Writing Committee, Purdue U.
Teacher Preparation (2005–2006)
Extended Mentoring, Introductory Writing Committee, Purdue University
Program Assessment (2001-2002)
Project WINDEAU: Writing in the Disciplines at Eau Claire , UW-Eau Claire
Coalition of Women Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition
Conference on College Composition and Communication
Rhetoric Society of America
Updated July 2008