Graduate Faculty in Rhetoric and Composition

Linda Hanson, Professor (PhD, University of Pennsylvania): Basic writing, writing assessment, teaching of writing, 19th c. theories of rhetoric and composition, British Romanticism

Graduate Courses: Seminar in Basic Writing Theory, Pedagogy & Reserach; 19th c. Theories of Rhetoric and Composition; Contemporary Theories of Composition; Teacher Preparation; Literary Theory 1; Romantic Studies

Jackie Grutsch McKinney, Assistant Professor, Writing Center Director (PhD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro): Composition and rhetoric

Graduate Courses: Composition without Classrooms, Seminar in Composition (Writing Center Pedagogy), Teaching in English Studies, Technology in English Studies, Research in English Studies

Webster Newbold, Associate Professor; Director of the Writing Program (PhD, University of Birmingham, UK): Rhetoric and composition, on-line composition pedagogy

Graduate Courses: Medieval and Early Modern Rhetoric, Writing Technologies, Technology and English Studies

Paul Ranieri, Associate Professor (PhD, University of Texas): First-year writing, honors humanities, classical rhetoric, cognitive development and composition pedagogy

Graduate Courses: Classical Rhetoric, Seminar in Composition: Cognition and Writing

Joseph Trimmer, Professor (PhD, Purdue University); Director, Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry: Professional writing, ethnography, 20th c. American fiction

Graduate Courses: Teaching English in Higher Education, Advanced Composition

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