Iowa State University

Faculty Member, English: Rhetoric and Professional Communication

Asst. Professor of Digital Media Studies

Thesis Title: From Manuscript to Multimedia: Illuminating Memory and Re[image]ning Composition

About

I am joining the faculty at Iowa State University in the fall of 2011. My research interests include the intersections between medieval rhetoric and new media (yes, there are quite a few), open source design, new media theory & practice, user-centered design, and intellectual property. I earned a BA in Classical Literature and Creative Writing at UC San Diego, an MA in Medieval Literature and Composition Studies from CSU East-Bay, and a PhD in New Media and Medieval Rhetoric from the Center for Writing Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

I was a faculty member at Old Dominion University from 2007-2011, where I taught new media theory & practice, medieval rhetoric & literature, writing with video & writing with sound.

I am currently an associate editor for the online journal <i>Kairos</i>, where I am currently managing the journal redesign project, the first phase of which won the 2008 <i>Computers & Composition Michelle Kendrick Outstanding Digital Production/Scholarship Award</i>.

Before returning to graduate school I worked in the information technology sector as an implementation project manager, interaction designer, systems designer, Y2K integration manager, web designer/architect, and technical communicator.

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