Courses listed here are selected. For a more complete list, please see my C.V.

Undergraduate Liberal Arts Core Courses

English 1005, College Writing and Research.
  • Exposes students to standards of college-level writing and research processes. Fulfills writing graduation requirement.

    University Studies 1000 & 1001, Cornerstone.
  • Blends first-year writing and first-year speech methods to fulfill writing and speaking graduation requirements.
    English 1120, Literature: Native American Rhetoric.
  • Introduces students to the basics of analyzing textual and visual forms. This course focused exclusively on texts by and about indingeous North American people.

    • Professional and Technical Communication

    English 2770, Introduction to Professional Writing
  • Introduces students to the concepts and principles of writing for professional and technical purposes and audiences.
  • Required course as entry into Professional Writing Program.
  • Cross-listed with iDS program and included in Writing bundle.

    • English 4025/5025, Theory & Practice of Writing (click here for a sample syllabus).
  • Cross-listed with iDS program and included in Writing bundle.
  • Introduces major theories and concepts of Writing Studies.
  • Focsues on empirical observation research and practice.

    • English 4780/5780, Professional Editing
  • Develops practices, techniques, and interpersonal skills necessary for professional editing work.
  • Cross-listed with iDS program and included in Writing bundle.

    • Capstone 3131, Science Communication & Advocacy
  • Senior-level general education Capstone course for all majors.
  • Focused on engagement projects for students to apply technical skills to community problems in sustainability.

    • Rhetoric

    English 4186/5186, Native American Rhetorics & Literature
  • Examined indigenous North American cultural rhetorics through oratory, text, images, sound, and crafts.
  • Travelled to Meskwaki Settlement Community.

    • English 4110/5110, Environmental Rhetoric
  • Examined frames and representations of nature and environment across different cultures.
  • Included in Sustainability program courses.

    • English 4160/5160, Digital Humanities
  • Cross-listed with iDS program.

    • English 4140/5140, Literary Criticism
  • Survey of reading and writing theories for literary and rhetorical work.

    • Graduate Courses

    English 6188, Classical Rhetoric for the Modern World (click here for a condensed syllabus).
  • M.A. level examination of major Classical Age rhetorical theories and their reception.
  • Students not necessarily teaching composition.

    • English 6150, Writing With/in New Literacies
  • Included in TESS program for practicing teachers of English.
  • Delivered electronically via Adobe Connect.

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