I’m a doctoral student studying rhetoric and composition at Purdue University. Rhetoric and composition is a subfield within English, dedicated to the study of writing and argument. Rhetoric and composition straddles the line between the social sciences and the humanities. The focus on rhetoric concerns argument, persuasion, and discourse. The focus on composition concerns writing as an empirical phenomenon, how it exists as product and as process.
My primary research interests include second language writing; secondary and postsecondary composition pedagogy and the vertical integration between the two; the persistence of advantage and disadvantage in literacy and language education; public writing and rhetoric; and quantitative research methodology. Recent research includes lexical density and its relationship to perceptions of quality in L1 and L2 writing; the application of feminist epistemologies to archival research; and how rhetorical education is instantiated in a syllabus approach. At Purdue I am pursuing secondary areas in Writing Program Administration and English as a Second Language.
I hold a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Philosophy from Central Connecticut State University and a Master of Arts in English with a focus in Writing and Rhetoric from the University of Rhode Island.
All opinions presented on this website are my own and should not be attributed to any other person, group, or organization. This website is in no way endorsed by or affiliated with Purdue University or any subsidiary department thereof.
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My Academia.edu Page
Rhetoric and Composition at Purdue University
Homepage of the Doctoral Consortium in Rhetoric and Composition
A Video from Clemson University Explaining and Defending Rhetoric
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