Our faculty pursue research and pedagogy across the spectrum, from first-year composition to second language writing, from AI and digital media to popular culture.
Our master’s and doctoral degrees in Rhetoric & Composition emphasize rhetoric and composition theory, history, and research, and the ways these inform the teaching of writing.
Most graduate students are also teaching associates, and the combination of coursework, teaching experiences, and administrative opportunities has resulted in graduates consistently earning tenure-track positions at a variety of colleges and universities.
Our Creative Writing Faculty
Core Faculty
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Talinn PhillipsAreas of emphasis: second language writing, graduate student writing, graduate education, lifespan writing research, genre, writing for publication, writing program administration, and writing centers
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Nitya PandeyAreas of Emphasis: composition pedagogy, ethics of care, multimodal responses to students' writing, online writing instruction, writing program administration, writing in the disciplines
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Paul ShovlinAreas of emphasis: writing program administration, composition pedagogy, computers and writing, new media composition
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Manisha SinhaAreas of emphasis: second language writing, lifespan writing research, ESOL education, writing program administration, writing across the curriculum, writing and social justice
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Yogesh SinhaAreas of emphasis: rhetoric of wellness, lifespan writing, intercultural and intracultural communication, second language writing, writing transfer, cultural studies, writing across curriculum, multimodal composition, ESOL education
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Spencer SmithAreas of Interest: writing pedagogy, first-year composition, race and composition, digital media, alternative and critical pedagogies, health humanities
Faculty in the News
Linda Rice Named 2025-26 University Professor
Rice will teach special course on "C.S. Lewis, Sigmund Freud, and Questions of Life Meaning and Purpose."
Talinn Phillips Conducts Prestigious English Language Specialist project for State Department
“Russian colleagues have important scholarship to share with the global community and I’m always grateful for the opportunity to help international scholars progress and publish in their fields,” Phillips said.