University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University

Education

Ph.D. English/Rhetoric and Composition. University of South Florida. 2010

• Dissertation: Writing to (Re)New Orleans: The Post-Hurricane Katrina Blogosphere and Its Ability to Heal and Inspire Recovery

M.A. English/Composition Studies and Linguistics. Northeastern University. 1999

B.A. English/Writing. Loyola University of New Orleans. 1996

Research Interests

• Computers and Composition
• Rhetorical Theory
• Technology, Identity & Community
• Qualitative Research Methodologies
• Digital Humanities
• Popular Culture & Television

Courses Taught

UNDERGRADUATE
• 101-Freshman English Composition
?  Google Generation Learning Community, 2010 & 2011
• 102-Reading & Related Writing
• 320-Business Writing
• 335-Critical Approaches to Digital Humanities
• 371-Advanced Rhetoric/Strategies for Argumentation
• 495-Digital Humanities Capstone


GRADUATE
• 720-Rhetorical Theory
• 745-Communication Strategies for Emerging Media


THESIS & FIELD PROJECT DIRECTOR
• Elizabeth Barone, “Texting, Social Media and Literacy: Writing in the Collegiate Classroom.” Fall 2011.
• Mark Andersen, “The Wisconsin Uprising:  A View from the e-Trenches.” Spring 2012
• Carmen Butt, “Social Media Use in Health Care Institutions.” Fall 2012
• Stephanie Hoff, “Developing the MSTPC’s Social Media Plan.” Fall 2012
• Heidi Decker-Maurer, “I Can Haz Rhetoric? How Image Macros and Memes Address Social Issues in an Age of Participatory Culture.” Fall 2012.