Department of Rhetoric & Writing
University of Texas at Austin
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2021-Present
PhD in Rhetoric & Writing
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Committee: Jacqueline Rhodes (chair); Rasha Diab; Diane Davis
Research & Teaching Interests:
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Rhetorical theory & criticism
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Feminist, gender, and queer theory
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Critical/ cultural studies & television studies
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Race, racialization, and racism
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Creative writing & writing studies
2016-2018
MFA in Creative Writing
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Advisor: Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
Thesis: Storied Women: A Novella
Certificate: Gender Studies
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2011-2015
BA in English (Creative Writing) &
Comm. Arts (Rhetoric)
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
Academic Appointments
Assistant Program Coordinator
University Writing Center
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX | June 2023 - Present
Peer Grad Writing Consultant
University Writing Center
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX | August 2022 - May 2023
Assistant Instructor
Department of Rhetoric & Writing
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX | August 2021 - Present
Visiting Assistant Professor
University Writing Program
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN | August 2018 - May 2020
Instructor
Creative Writing Program
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN | August 2017 - May 2018
Outreach Coordinator
Creative Writing Program
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN | August 2016 - August 2017
Research Assistant
Dr. Steve Tomasula
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN | August 2016 - May 2017
Fiction Editorial Assistant
The Notre Dame Review
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN | August 2016 - May 2017
Literati Conference Co-Chair
Madison Undergraduate Society for English
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI | August 2012 - May 2015
Teaching Experience
University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX
Assistant Instructor, Department of Rhetoric & Writing
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Critical Reading & Persuasive Writing (Fall 2023 - Spring 2024)
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Advanced lower-division Rhetoric & Writing: Invitational rhetoric & political deliberation, writing process, primary research (qualitative interviews)
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Rhetoric of Allyship (Summer 2022 - Spring 2023) ​
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Advanced lower-division Rhetoric & Writing: Rhetorical analysis, research & argumentation, writing process, feminist theory & praxis, alliance building, maintenance, and disruption ​
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Rhetoric & Writing (Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)
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First-year rhetoric & writing: rhetorical analysis, argument, writing process, and information literacy​
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University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN
Visiting Assistant Professor, University Writing Program
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The Personal, Popular, and Political (Fall 2019 - Spring 2020)
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First-year writing & rhetoric: Public and academic writing, research, argumentation, cultural studies
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3x3 course load
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Rhetoric of Social Movements (Fall 2018 - Spring 2019) ​
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First-year writing & rhetoric: Rhetorical analysis, research & argumentation, writing process, social movement studies, mid- to late-twentieth century U.S. movements
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Multimodal writing & rhetoric: All of the above & multimodal composition
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3x3 course load​
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University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN
Instructor, Creative Writing Program
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Introduction to Creative Writing (Spring 2018)
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Creative Writing: Fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry​
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Fiction Writing (Fall 2017)
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Creative Writing: Short stories, micro & flash fiction, plot/ action, dialogue, character, setting/ descriptive writing​
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Publications
Academic Writing
"Containing Visions of Justice: On the Assimilation, Alienization, and Disappearance of Black Lives Matter in Scandal’s 'The Lawn Chair.'" Critical Studies in Media Communication, vol. 40, no. 4, 2023, doi: 10.1080/15295036.2023.2249077.
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Book Review: Constellating Home: Trans and Queer Asian-American Rhetorics by Vox Jo Hsu, E3W Review of Books, vol. 23, Spring 2023, https://e3w.dwrl.utexas.edu/issues/volume-23-spring-2023/.
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Book Review: The Tragedy of Heterosexuality by Jane Ward, QED: A Journal of GLBTQ Worldmaking, vol. 9, no. 2, 2022, pp. 172-175.
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Select Creative Writing
Fuhrer, Erik and Abigail Burns. "Apocalyptical Contest," softblow magazine, 2019.
"Attempts at Decomposition," Pidgeonholes Magazine, 2018.
"As Girl Children Do," Unbroken Journal, 2018.
"On the Discovery of Mermaids," Gingerbread House Magazine, 2018.
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Anthologies
“All Our Heads in a Row.” In Ghost Parachute: 105 Flash Fiction Stories, edited by Brett Pribble, Genevieve Anna Tyrell, and Marelize Roets, Ghost Parachute, 2021.
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“[[attitude]].” In The Bending Genres Anthology: 2018/ 2019, edited by Robert Vaughan, Bending Genres, 2019.
Conference Presentations
Competitive Papers
“Reimagining Masculinity in Conversation with Trans* Politics: On the potentials and pitfalls of transformative rhetorical listening.” National Communication Association Conference, National Harbor, MD, Nov 2023.
“Controlling Attachments and Weaponized Ignorance: On the anti-trans rhetoric of the Women’s Liberation Front.” National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Baltimore, MD, Nov 2023.
“De-scripting the family sitcom: WandaVision and the impossibility of happiness within heteronormative scripts.” Narrative Conference, Dallas, TX, March 2023.
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“Crises of love, crises of grief: Exploring the uses of autotheory in composition studies." Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL, Feb 2023.
“In defense of the mob: Containment rhetorics in Scandal’s flawed narrative of Black Lives Matter.” National Communication Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, Nov 2022.
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“The figure of the migrant as the uncontrollable disease(d): Mapping the rhetorical collapse of two crises." Rhetoric Society of America Conference, Baltimore, MD, May 2022.
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“Against mania and conspiracy: Tracking the rhetoric of white masculine victimhood through the GameStop movement.”
Computers & Writing Conference, East Carolina State University, May 2022.
“Queer Collusions: Collaborative Writing Beyond Genre and Form." &Now Conference for Innovative Writing, University of Notre Dame, Oct 2018
“Art as Resistance: Panel & Workshop.” Lit Literary Collective, South Bend, IN, March 2017.
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Conference Organizing
“Literati: Looking Glass.” Conference Co-Chair, Madison Undergraduate Society for English, 2014.
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“Literati: Speaking Bodies." Conference Co-Chair, Madison Undergraduate Society for English, 2013.
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“Literati: On the Margins." Conference Co-Chair, Madison Undergraduate Society for English, 2012.
Professional Development
“Rhetorical Listening in Action: Negotiating Troubled Identifications in Troubled Times.” Seminar led by Krista Ratcliffe, Kyle Jensen, and Jessica Rivera-Mueller, RSA Summer Institute, University Park, PA, 2023.
Interdisciplinary Graduate Workshop. The Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2023.
Linguistic Justice in Practice Workshop. Two-day workshop led by Rasha Diab, Ian Ferris, Andrew Booth, and Jo Hurt, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2023.
Anti-Racist Writing Across the Curriculum Consultant Workshop. Writing Center workshop, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2023.
Faculty Writing Retreat. A two-day writing pedagogy development workshop, School of Undergraduate Studies, Austin, TX, 2022.
Anti-Racist Writing Across the Curriculum Faculty Workshop. Anti-racist writing pedagogy workshop, School of Undergraduate Studies, Austin, TX, 2021.
Service
Professional Service
Secretary Co-Chair, RSA@UT, Summer 2023-Present
Reviewer, Caucus on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer Concerns, National Communication Association, 2023.
Reviewer, GLBTQ Communication Studies Division, National Communication Association, 2023.
Member, Lower-Division Curriculum Committee, UT Austin, 2022-2023.
Member, First-Year Forum Committee, UT Austin, Spring 2022; Spring 2023
Panel Moderator, "Human Rights & the Call for Recognition," Rhetoric Society of America Conference, 2022.
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Community Service
Teaching Assistant, Texas Prison Education Initiative, 2023.
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Creative Writing Curriculum Developer, Austin Bat Cave, 2021.
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College Admissions Essay Tutor, Austin Bat Cave, 2021.
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ESL Tutor, Open Doors for Refugees, 2020.
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Writing Instructor & Event Planner, LGBTQ Center, 2017-2018.
Awards & Distinctions
College of Liberal Arts Recruitment Fellowship, $5000
University of Texas at Austin, 2022
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Graduate School Recruitment Fellowship, $5000
University of Texas at Austin, 2021
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Mitchell Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Graduate Creative Writing Program
Creative Writing Program, Notre Dame, 2018
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La Vie de Boheme Award for Excellence in Writing
Dr. Steve Tomasula, Notre Dame, 2018
Nicholas Sparks Summer Fellowship, $10,000
Creative Writing Program, Notre Dame, 2017
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Creative Writing – Prose Fellowship
Creative Writing Program, Notre Dame, 2016-2018
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Therese Muller Fiction Award
Creative Writing Program, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2015
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Charlene M. Wackman Award
Communication Arts Department, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2015
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Dorothy Classen Urish Scholarship
English Department, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2015
Affiliations
Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, 2023 – Present
National Women’s Studies Association, 2023 – Present
National Council of Teachers of English, 2022 – Present
National Communication Association, 2022 – Present
Rhetoric Society of America, 2022 – Present