Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication (Aug. 2004-May 2008 exp.)
The University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, MN
Dissertation:
"‘A Matter of Perception’: Rhetoric, Embodiment, and the Visual Practices of Anatomy Laboratory Education." Adviser: Dr. Mary Lay Schuster.
Research Interests:
Rhetoric of Science & Technology (esp. Medicine, Biotechnology, & the Body); Visual Rhetoric; Qualitative Research (Ethnography & Visual Methodologies); the History of Technical Communication; Gender & Sexuality Studies; Plagiarism & Academic Discourse.
M.A. in English (Aug. 1995-Aug. 1998)
Dual concentrations in Literature and ESL
The University of Memphis. Memphis, TN.
Thesis:
“Henry James and the House of Doubles: Gender/Genre Obfuscation in ‘The Jolly Corner’ and The Sense of the Past.” Chair: Dr. Jennifer Wagner-Lawlor.
B.A. in English
(Aug.
1991-June 1995) Brewton-Parker College. Mount Vernon, GA.
Summa cum laude
