Forthcoming
The Theory, History, and Practice of Parrhesia: The Rhetoric of Resistance. Palgrave McMillian. Forthcoming.
“Grounded Tradition in a Flexible Present: Eloquentia Perfecta, Multimodal Composing, and Writing for the Greater Good.” Jesuit Rhetoric Across Space and Time: Local and Global Perspectives, Brill. Forthcoming.
“Empathy Exchange: Connecting to Audience through Narrative, Listening, and Regard for the Other.” In Empathy and the Other: Difference, Connection, and the Teaching of Writing, University of Utah Press. Forthcoming.
Sample Publications
“’This Ain’t Another Statement! This Is a DEMAND for Black Linguistic Justice!’ and ‘CWPA Statement on Racial Injustice.’” Journal of Teaching Writing, Fall 2022.
“‘How Dare You’: Greta Thunberg, Parrhesia, and Rhetorical Citizenship.” Present Tense: A Journal of Rhetoric and Society, Spring 2020.
“Rhetorics of Reflection: Revisiting Listening Rhetoric through Mindfulness, Empathy, and Nonviolent Communication.” Journal for the Association for Expanded Perspectives on Learning, Vol. 23, 2017—18.
“From Social Grace to Social Power: Changing Nineteenth-Century Gender Norms in Leadership and Rhetorical Performance at Western College for Women.” With Jacqueline Johnson. Ohio History Journal, Vol. 125, No. 1, Spring 2018, p. 32—46.
“’Our Little Get-Together‘: Trump and Obama on Black History Month.” The Citizen Critic. February 28, 2017.
“Kairotic Design: Building Flexible Networks for Online Composition.” With Lance Cummings, Ryan Ireland, Caitlyn Martin, Heidi McKee, Jason Palmeri, and Jim Porter. Making Space: Writing Instruction, Infrastructure, and Multiliteracies. Ed. James Purdy and Danielle DeVoss. Michigan University Press, 2016.
“Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Fetishism, and Popular Culture.” Review. Schuykill Graduate Journal. Special Edition: Bondage and Power. Spring 2012.
“Full Moon: The Melissa Moon Poems.” City Beat, April 23, 2008.
“Indecent Exposure: Artistic Expression Meets Media Sensation.” City Beat, August 19, 2007.
“Seasons of Memory: A Walk Through Afternoon in the Country of Summer.” The Journal of Kentucky Studies, Volume 20, 2003.
“Searching for Truth: In Kildeer’s Field.” The Journal of Kentucky Studies, Volume 19, 2002.
Editing Experience
The Write Path: First Year Composition and Rhetoric at Xavier, Author/Editor, 2016—2023.
Created content for first year writers to orient them to college-level writing, including process-based writing, rhetoric, and writing within their disciplines; create, judge, and edit student writing for inclusion in the publication; work with publisher on cover design, layout, and distribution; coordinate assessment and editing team from Writing Program faculty.
A History of Indigenous Peoples at Saratoga, Editor, Manuscript Proofing and Layout, 2022.
Edited, proofread, and formatted manuscript for publication by the National Park Service of an extensive historic work by Karim Tiro on the indigenous peoples of the Saratoga area as part of the Park Service’s Tribal and Cultural Affairs Ethnography Program.
Western College for Women, Arcadia Press, Editing Consultant (2013-2014)
Applied rhetorical and composing expertise to revise manuscript for public audience; utilized specific knowledge of Western College history based upon extensive research conducted at this site; offered feedback on arrangement and readability; edited, proofread, and readied manuscript for publication.
Miami Teacher’s Guide, Hayden-McNeil, Editor (2013) Assistant Editor (2012). Collected innovative teaching strategies, syllabi, and lesson plans from instructors; compiled publication for use by instructors in upcoming courses; edited content and updated course overviews, outcomes, and material links; responsible for adding video lecture resources for instructors; copy edited, proofread, and readied manuscript for publication.
Rhetorical Inquiry Reader, Miami Composition Program, Co-Editor (2013) Assistant Editor (2012). Redesigned online readings manual for use by composition instructors; reviewed content and updated readings across a variety of genres; composed introductions to readings for instructors; reordered content for usability; created archive of video lectures for use in composition program.
College Composition at Miami, Hayden-McNeil, Co-Editor (2013) Assistant Editor (2012). Collaborated with committee to select exemplary student essays; negotiated choices amongst editorial board members; wrote headers and discussion questions for future students and instructors; revised content describing composition program and how to use publication; copy edited, proofread, and readied manuscript for publication.
“The Best of Miami University’s Portfolios” Miami Portfolio Program, Editor (2013, 2014). Compiled exemplary portfolios and student writing for online publication; reviewed faculty assessments and suggestions for student writing; edited, proofread, and readied manuscript for publication.
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