University of Texas –Austin, TX B. A., English, 2008 B. A., Special Honors in Plan II Honors, 2008
DISSERTATION
Accumulating Character: Time and Ethos in Rhetorical Theory Chair: Dana Anderson Committee: John Schilb, Freya Thimsen, Justin Hodgson, and Scot Barnett "Accumulating Character" argues that both rhetoric and theories of ethos can gain complexity by understanding how non-kairotic conceptions of time—especially ones that emerge from the ancient concept of chronos—impact rhetorical ecologies. Through the analysis of cultural texts and digital media, I develop a theory of "cumulative ethos" that highlights the ways that character accumulates rhetorical force over time.
"Time, Ethos, and the Trial of Socrates" (September 2019) Rhetoric Society of Europe Conference, 2019 Ghent, Belgium
"Bitcoin and Posthuman Cumulative Ethos" (October 2018) Thomas R. Watson Conference, 2018 Louisville, KY
"Tracing Sonic Ethos: Sampling Kanye's Character" Symposium on Sound, Rhetoric, and Writing, 2018 Nashville, TN
"Rhetoric and Non-Kairotic Time" (workshop participant) International Rhetoric Workshop, 2018 Ghent, Belgium
"Cumulative Ethos: Chronos, Character, and Kanye West" Rhetoric Society of America Conference, 2018 Minneapolis, MN
"Teacherly Ethos in Synchronous Multimodal OWI" Computers and Writing Conference, 2018 Fairfax, VA
"Theorizing Chronos for Rhetoric" (workshop participant) Midwest Winter Workshop, 2018 Bloomington, IN
"The (Re)Making of Kanye West's Ethos" Award Winner: Best Graduate Student Paper in Rhetoric and Culture Rhetoric Society of Europe Conference, 2017 Norwich, England
"Multimodality and Multiliteracies in Online Writing Instruction" Computers and Writing Conference, 2017 Findlay, OH
"Ethics of the Interface: A Process of Virtue" Conference on College Composition and Communication, 2017 Portland, OR
"Translingual Pedagogies and Vernacular English Literatures" Thomas R. Watson Conference, 2016 Louisville, KY
"Composing the Video Essay" Computers and Writing Conference, 2016 Rochester, NY
"Mechanics of the Video Essay" (digital showcase) Computers and Writing Conference, 2016 Rochester, NY
"Toward a Narrative-Based Pedagogy" Why the Humanities? Conference, 2015 Kent, OH
"Beyond Public Diplomacy: Sketching a Model for Human Rights Advocacy as a Fulbrighter" Fulbright Conference, 2014 Washington, D. C.
invited talks
"Multimodal Online Classrooms" Co-Presenter with Kevin Eric Depew Inaugural Webinar for the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators, 2016 Online Webinar
workshop organizer
"Online Writing Instruction for Multilingual Writers: Strategies for Access" Co-Facilitator Conference on College Composition and Communication, 2018 Kansas City, MO
awards
Culbertson Dissertation Completion Fellowship Indiana University, 2019 English Department Summer Research Fellowship Indiana University, 2018