Curriculum Vitae
This page includes select highlights from my research, teaching, and service work. A more extensive version of my CV is available as a Microsoft Word file.
Education
Ph.D., English – Field of Study: Rhetoric and Writing, The University of Texas at Austin, May 2016
M.A., English, University of Louisville, May 2009
B.A., English – Writing Emphasis, Belmont University, May 2007
Academic Employment
Associate Professor. Department of English, Middle Tennessee State University. 2022-present.
Assistant Professor. Department of English, Middle Tennessee State University. 2016-22.
Assistant Instructor. Department of Rhetoric and Writing, The University of Texas at Austin. 2011-16.
Temporary Full-Time Instructor. Department of Literature, Languages, and Philosophy; Tennessee State University. 2010-11.
Graduate Teaching Assistant. Department of English, University of Louisville. 2007-09.
Books
Detweiler, Eric, and Nate Kreuter, editors. Navigating Space On and Beyond Campus. Utah State University Press, forthcoming.Responsible Pedagogy: Moving Beyond Authority and Mastery in Higher Education. Penn State University Press, 2022.
Rice, Jenny, Chelsea Graham, and Eric Detweiler, editors. Rhetorics Change/Rhetoric's Change. Parlor Press/Intermezzo, 2018.
Articles and Book Chapters
"The Conflict of the Facilities." Navigating Space On and Beyond Campus, edited by Eric Detweiler and Nate Kreuter, Utah State University Press, forthcoming.
"Echolocating the Gutenberg Parenthesis: Improv/Comedy Podcasts and the Legacy of Harry Shearer's Le Show." Resonance: A Journal of Sound and Culture, vol. 6, no. 4, 2025, pp. 387–399.
"When Feelings Move, Whose Feelings Matter? Critical Race Theory Bans and the Affective Politics of Public Education." Journal for the History of Rhetoric, vol. 26, no. 2, 2023, pp. 243–254.
"Developing and Teaching Games-Focused English Courses." Teaching Games and Game Studies in the Literature Classroom, edited by Tison Pugh and Lynn Ramey, Bloomsbury Academic, 2022, pp. 15-25.
"The Bandwidth of Podcasting." Tuning in to Soundwriting, edited by Kyle D. Stedman, Courtney S. Danforth, and Michael J. Faris, Intermezzo, 2021.
"Sounding Out the Progymnasmata." Rhetoric Review, vol. 38, no. 2, 2019, pp. 205-218.
"Toward Pedagogical Turnings." ADE Bulletin, vol. 155, 2018, pp. 52-60.
"Disfiguring Socratic Irony." Philosophy & Rhetoric, vol. 49, no.2, 2016, pp. 149-172.
"'/' 'And' '-'? An Empirical Consideration of the Relationship Between 'Rhetoric' and 'Composition.'" enculturation, vol. 20, 2015.
With Scott Nelson et al. "Crossing Battle Lines: Teaching Multimodal Literacies Through Alternate Reality Games." Kairos, vol. 17, no. 3, 2013.
Conference Presentations
"What Can Automation Teach Us About Procedural Rhetoric—And Vice Versa?." Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Portland, OR. 2026.
"Where are the Humanities in Rhetorical Education?" International Society for the History of Rhetoric. Copenhagen, Denmark. 2025.
"Developing Capstone Experiences in Rhetoric and Writing Curricula." Conference on College Composition and Communication. Baltimore, MD. 2025.
"Spatial Rhetorics on and Beyond Campus." Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Denver, CO. 2024.
"Fostering Future Solidarity in a Writing Major." Modern Language Association Convention. Philadelphia, PA. 2024.
"When Feelings Move, Whose Feelings Matter?" American Society for the History of Rhetoric Symposium. Baltimore, MD. 2022.
"Sounds Difficult: The Challenges and Possibilities of Studying Digital Audio." Digital Humanities Summer Institute Conference & Colloquium. Victoria, British Columbia, CA. Conducted virtually due to COVID-19.
"Teaching Games and Game Studies in English Courses: A Curricular Walkthrough." Modern Language Association Convention. Toronto, CA. Conducted virtually due to COVID-19.
"Everything's a Narratio: Rhetoric's Relevance to the Rise of Digital Storytelling." American Society for the History of Rhetoric Conference. Austin, TX. 2019.
"Toward Future Methodologies for Studying the Circulation of Podcasts." Thomas R. Watson Conference on Rhetoric and Composition. Louisville, KY. 2018.
"Serial Uncertainty: The Rhetoric and Ethics of True Crime Podcasts." Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Minneapolis, MN. 2018.
"A Bellowing Lecture Followed by a Tense, Suspicious Silence: On Welcome to Night Vale and Academic Podcasting." Computers & Writing Conference. Rochester, NY. 2016.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
Digital Writing
Narrative Design for Games
Sound Studies
Public Writing and Rhetoric
Fermentation, Culture, and Writing
Advanced Composition
Video Games and/as Literature
Graduate
History of Rhetoric: Ancient to Renaissance
History of Rhetoric: Early Modern to Contemporary
Digital Rhetoric and Writing
Rhetoric and Sound Studies
Seminar in Composition Pedagogy
Grants, Awards, & Honors
Co-PI. Open Educational Resources Development Grant. Tennessee Higher Education Commission. 2023-24.
Outstanding Achievement in Instructional Technology Award. MTSU Foundation, Middle Tennessee State University. 2018.
Innovation Grant. Instructional Technologies Development Committee, Middle Tennessee State University. 2017-18.
Best Webtext Award. Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy. For "Crossing Battle Lines: Teaching Multimodal Literacies through Alternate Reality Games." 2014.
Disciplinary Leadership & Service
Editorial Board Member. Rhetoric Society Quarterly. 2019-present.
Host and Producer. Rhetoricity. 2015-present.
Section Editor. Sonic Projects Section, enculturation. 2018-25.
Digital Communications Officer. Rhetoric Society of America. 2020-24.
Assistant Editor. Intermezzo. 2015-22.
Co-chair. Symposium on Sound, Rhetoric, and Writing. 2018.
Project Coordinator. Rhetoric Society of America 50th Anniversary Oral History Project. 2018.
University Leadership & Service
Program Director. Public Writing and Rhetoric Major. College of Liberal Arts, Middle Tennessee State University. 2022-present.
Chair. Graduate Admissions Committee. Department of English, Middle Tennessee State University. 2025–present.
Chair. AI Policy Working Group. Office of the Provost, Middle Tennessee State University. 2024–25.
Faculty Advisor. Department of English, Middle Tennessee State University. 2019-present.
Chair. Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Voting Rights Committee. Department of English, Middle Tennessee State University. 2018-19.
Assistant Director. Digital Writing and Research Lab, Department of Rhetoric and Writing, The University of Texas at Austin. 2013-15.
Assistant Director. Virtual Writing Center, University of Louisville. 2008-09.