Curriculum Vitae - Kent State University

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Curriculum Vitae
Sara J. Newman
Department of English P.O. Box 3026
Kent State University Kent, Ohio 44240
P.O. Box 5190 (330) 678-4681
Kent, OH 44242-0001
snewman@kent.edu
(330) 672-1757
Education
Ph.D. Rhetoric
University of Minnesota, 1998
M.A. History of Art
Bryn Mawr College, 1980
B.A. English
Smith College, 1978
Academic Appointments
Professor of English, Ph.D. program in Literacy, Rhetoric, and Social Practice, Kent State
University, 8/2012 to present
Associate Professor of English, Ph.D. program in Literacy, Rhetoric, and Social Practice,
Kent State University, 9/2004-present
Assistant Professor of English, Ph.D. program in Literacy, Rhetoric, and Social Practice,
Kent State University, Kent State University, 1998 to 9/2004
Teaching Specialist, Department of Rhetoric, University of Minnesota, 1997-1998
Teaching Assistant, Department of Rhetoric, University of Minnesota, 1995-1997
Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Studies, University of South Florida, 1988-1989
Adjunct Instructor, St. Petersburg Community College, St. Petersburg, FL, 1988
Adjunct Instructor, Mount Vernon College, Winter 1984
Adjunct Instructor, Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia PA, Winter 1981
Publications
Books
Writing Disability: A Critical History. “Disability and Society” Series, Lynne Rienner
Publishers and FirstForumPress, 2012.
Aristotle and Style. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2005. (Reviewed by Lucia
Calboli Montefusco in Rhetorical Review, February 2006, 4/1: 20-23.)
Rhetoric and Magic. Pennsylvania State University Press. (Manuscript in
preparation).Co-Editor with William Fitzgerald.

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Book Chapters
“Medicine, Magic, and Movement in Europe, 1500-1800.” In Rhetoric and Magic.
(manuscript in preparation for Pennsylvania State University Press).
Journal Articles
“Disability and Self Life Writing: Reports from the Nineteenth Century Asylum.”
Special Issue of The Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies 5/3
(2011): 261-278.
“Gestural Enthymemes: Delivering Movement in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century
Medical Images.” Written Communication 26/3 (special issue on medicine and
writing; July 2009): 273-294.
“J.M. Itard’s 1825 Study: Movement and the Science of the Human Mind.” History of
Psychiatry 21/1 (March 2010): 67-78.
“Irreconcilable Differences? Medicine, Law, and Education in Democratic Policy
Debates.” Disability Studies Quarterly (July 2009), http://www.dsqsds.org/issue/current.
“An Early Sixteenth Century Optometrist’s Shop: Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen’s ‘Lx
Siin Tiid’.” Hindsight: Journal of the History of Optometry 39/2 (April 2008): 58-
67.
Cook, B. G., Rumrill, P. D., Beckett-Camarata, J., Mitchell, P. R., Newman, S., Sebaly,
K. P., Steuernagel, G. A., Cook, L., & Hennessey, M. L. “The impact of a
professional development institute on faculty members’ interactions with college
students with learning disabilities.” Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary
Journal 14 (2006): 67-76.
“Metaphorical Medicine: Using Metaphors to Enhance Communication with
Patients Who Have Pulmonary Disease,” with Alejandro C. Arroliga, M.D, David
L. Longworth, M.D., James K. Stoller, M.D. The Annals of Internal Medicine
(September 2, 2002): 376-380.
“Aristotle’s Notion of ‘Bringing-Before-the-Eye’: Its Contributions to Aristotelian and
Contemporary Conceptualizations of Style and Audience.” Rhetorica XX/I
(Winter 2002): 1-23.
“Aristotle’s Definitions of Rhetoric in the Rhetoric: the Metaphors and their Message.”
Written Communication (Jan. 2001): 3-25.
“Recognizing a Rhetorical Theory of Figures: What Aristotle Tells us About the
Relationship Between the Figures of Speech.” Advances in the History of Rhetoric
IV (2000): 13-25.
“Aristotelian Rhetorical Theory as a Framework for Teaching Scientific and Technical
Communication.” The Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 29/4
(1999): 325-334.

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Reprints
“Recognizing a Rhetorical Theory of Figures: What Aristotle Tells us About the
Relationship Between the Figures of Speech.” In Advances in the History of
Rhetoric. The First Six Years. Ed. Richard Enos and David Beard. New York:
Parlor Publishing, 2007: 235-248.
Translations
Classic Text 67: “Study of several involuntary functions of the apparatus of
movement, gripping, and voice,” Itard, J. M. G. “Memoire sur Quelques
Fonctions Involontaires des Appareils de la Locomotion, de la Prehension et de la
Voix.” Archives Generales de Medicine 8 (1825): 385-407, History of
Psychiatry 17/3 (September 2006): 333-351.
Book Reviews
Language and Emotion. By James Wilce (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2009), in Rhetorical Review 8:2 (2010), pp. 12-15,
Bound by the City. Greek Tragedy, Sexual Difference, and the Reformation of the Polis.
By Denise Eileen McCoskey and Emily Zakin, Eds. Albany: State University of
New York Press, 2009, in Polis (2010).
Patient Tales. Case Histories and the Uses of Narrative in Psychiatry. By Carol
Berkenkotter (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2008), in
Rhetorical Review 7:2 (2009), pp. 1-7,
Aristotle’s Ethics and Legal Rhetoric: An Analysis of Language Beliefs and the Law. By
Frances J. Ranney. Aldershot: Ashgate Press, 2005. Rhetorical Review 5:3
(October 2007), pp. 17-21 (http://www.nnrh.dk/RR/oct05.html.)
Logos and Power in Isocrates and Aristotle. By Ekaterina V. Haskins. (Studies in
Rhetoric/ Communication; Thomas W. Benson, series editor) Columbia:
University of South Carolina Press, 2004. Rhetorical Review 3:3 (October 2005),
pp. 6-9 (http://www.nnrh.dk/RR/oct05.html.)
Deep Listeners: Music, Emotion, and Trancing. By Judith Becker. Bloomington, IN:
Indiana University Press, 2004. The International Journal of Listening 18 (2004):
63-66.
Landmark Essays on Aristotelian Rhetoric. Edited by Richard Leo Enos and
Lois Peters Agnew. New Jersey: Hermagoras Press of Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates, 1998. Rhetoric Society Quarterly (28/3 Winter) 1999: 78-93.
Encyclopedia Entries
“Bellevue Hospital,” Breslin, Mary Lou,” “Cultural Deprivation Theory,” “DSM,”
“Faculty Psychology,” “Insanity,” “O'Toole, Corbett,” and “Psychiatric Drugs” in
Encyclopedia of America Disability History. New York: Facts on File, 2009.

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“E. M. Broner” in Encyclopaedia Judaica. Jerusalem: Keter Publishing, 2006.
Notes
“Advances Opening.” Advances in the History of Rhetoric V (2002): 1.
Non-Academic/Administrative
First Periodic Review Report on the Diversity Requirement. Kent State University,
University Requirement Curriculum Committee, Fall 2008.
Current Projects
Teaching Disability in American Medicine (manuscript in preparation).
Autism, the New DSM-5, and Teaching Writing. With Beth Tomlinson (article in
preparation).
“Teaching Scientific Writing at the Graduate Level,” with Pamela Takayoshi and Derek
van Ittersum (research in progress).
Conference Participation
Invited Talks
Honor’s College Faculty/Alumni Spotlight Series, September 30, 2010.
Colloquium on Modern Rhetoric, University of Minnesota, October 22-24, 2009.
Health Literacy Seminar. College of Communication, Kent State University, Feb. 3,
2009.
Panels and Presentations
“Re-Framing Medical Knowledge in Nineteenth Century America: Genre, Pedagogy, and
the Medical Model of Disciplinary Practice.” Rhetoric Society of America
Conference, Philadelphia, May 2012.
“Movement, Madness, and Medicine as Portrayed in 19 th Century American Asylum
Reports: A Composite Analysis.” 2011 Writing Research Across Borders II.
Fairfax, VA, February 2011.
“Sympathy: Delivering Gesture in 18 th Century Rhetorics.” National Communication
Association Convention, San Francisco, November 2010.
“The State of the Art in the Study of the History of Rhetoric” and “The Future” Eastern
Communication Association Convention. Baltimore, April 22-25, 2010.
“Movement, Madness, and Medicine as Portrayed in ‘The Insane Hospital Reports’.”
Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science Convention, March
5-6, Louisville, KY, 2010.
“Muscles, Movements, and Emotions: Moving Discourses/Static Genres.” National
Communication Association Conference. November, 2009.

“Moving on to a Rhetorical Understanding of Gesture.” National Communication
Association Conference. November, 2009.
“American Society for the History of Rhetoric: Five Years Out.” National
Communication Association Conference. November, 2009.
“Sympathy”: The Influence of Medical Definitions on Rhetorical Practice in the
Eighteenth Century.” International Society for the History of Rhetoric Conference.
Montreal. July 2009.
“Movement in Nineteenth Century Elocutionary and Medical Texts and Images”
National Communication Association Conference. November, 2007.
“The Rhetoric of Gesture as Illustrated in 19th Century French Scientific Texts.”
International Society for the History of Rhetoric Conference. Strasbourg,
France, July 2007.
“The Founding Descriptions of Tourette Syndrome: Rhetoric, Definition, and the Science
of the Human Mind.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference, May 26-29, 2006.
“Irreconcilable Differences? Medicine, Law, and Education in Democratic
Policy Debates.” Democracy Symposium. Kent State University, May 3-4, 2006.
“A New Translation of Philodemus.” National Communication Association Conference.
November, 2005.
“Is Aristotle’s The Rhetoric A Brilliant Heap of Fragments?” National
Communication Association Conference. November, 2005.
Working Groups on Research Problems. American Society for the History of
Rhetoric, National Communication Association Conference. November, 2004.
“Music as Enthymematic.” National Communication Association Conference.
November, 2004.
“Links between Style and Argument in Aristotle’s Works.” Rhetoric Society of America
Conference, May 2004.
Spotlight on the Scholarship. Rhetoric in the Modern Era: George Campbell and
Chaim Perelman. RSA/ASHR Collaborative Panel Rhetoric Society of America.
May 2004.
Seminar on Agricola Seminar Rhetoric Society of America. May 2004.
“’Metaphorical Medicine: Using Metaphors to Enhance Communication with Patients
Who Have Pulmonary Disease’: New Directions In Medical Research.” National
Communication Association Conference. November, 2002.
“Aristotle and Lexis/Style.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference. May, 2002.
“Aristotle and Style.” English Department Colloquium, April 26, 2002.
“Aristotelian Style.” Pre-Conference of the American Society for the History of
Rhetoric, National Communication Association Conference. October 31, 2001.
“Aristotle on the Relationship between Rhetorical and Poetic Language.” National
Communication Association Conference. November 9, 2000
“Aristotle’s Notion of ‘Bringing-Before-the-Eyes’: Its Contributions to Aristotelian and
Contemporary Conceptualizations of Style and Audience.” National
Communication Association Conference. November 11, 2000.
“A Revised Approach to Emotional Appeals: The Intersection Between 17 th Rhetorical
Theory and Art.” Rhetoric Society of America. May 27, 2000.
“Reclaiming a Neglected Perspective on Figural Language for Teaching Composition”
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Conference on College Composition and Communication. April 14, 2000.
“Recognizing a Rhetorical Theory of Figures: What Aristotle Tells us About the
Relationship Between the Figures of Speech.” National Communication
Association Conference. November 4-7, 1999.
“Aristotelian Rhetorical Theory as a Framework for Teaching Scientific and Technical
Communication.” Conference on College Composition and Communication.
March 27, 1999.
“Metaphors and the Failure of the 1994 Clinton Healthcare Reform.” National
Communication Association Conference. New York, November 21, 1998
“Aristotle’s Theory of Metaphor and the Rhetoric of its Practice.” Rhetoric Society of
America. June 4, 1998.
“Aristotle’s Definitions of Rhetoric in the Rhetoric: the Metaphors and their
Message.” National Communication Association Conference. November 20, 1997
“Argument in 17 th Century Scientific Prose.” Panel Chair. National Communication
Association Conference. November 22, 1997.
“Connecting Ancient and Recent Perspectives on Metaphor: Aristotle and the
Conceptual Metaphor.” Languaging: The Ninth Annual Conference on Linguistics
and Literature. University of North Texas, February 8, 1997.
“Aristotle and Metaphor.” Paper delivered and participant at pre-conference seminar:
The Aristotelian Renaissance in Contemporary Rhetorical Theory. Speech
Communication Association Conference. November 22, 1996.
“George Campbell’s Philosophy of Rhetoric, the Science of Human Nature, and
J.L. Austin’s Speech Act Theory.” Southern Speech Communication Association
Conference. March 25, 1995.
“Aristotle on Metaphor: A Comprehensive View and an Exegetical Tool.” Second
Annual Minnesota Conference on Ancient Philosophy. May 13, 1994.
Workshops on Undergraduate Research
Participant. Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Conference/Workshop.
Bridgewater State University, July 2006.
External Honors and Awards
Stipend. To host the KEEP Language Arts Academy. Jennings Foundation. Summer
2012. ($1,200).
NCTE Award in Technical and Scientific Communication: Best Original Collection of
Essays in Technical or Scientific Communication, for the July-October 2009.
Written Communication special issue on Writing and Medicine, 2010.
Travel Grant. Francis Clark Wood Institute at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia,
Spring 2009 ($500).
Travel Grant. Bakken Library and Archive. Summer 2008 ($400).
Fellowship. Cordell Collection/Cunningham Library. Indiana State University. February
2008. ($500).
Award. Excellence in Teaching Award. Mortar Board, Fall 2006.

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Outstanding Dissertation Award. American Society for the History of Rhetoric, 1998.
Internal Honors and Awards
Summer Teaching Development Grant, “Teaching Scientific Writing at the Graduate
Level,” with Pamela Takayoshi and Derek van Ittersum, Kent State University,
University Teaching Council, Summer 2012 ($6,500).
Summer Research Award. Kent State University, Research and Graduate Studies
Division, Summer 2012 ($6,500).
Grant. Kent State University, Research and Graduate Studies Division, Spring 2012,
travel expenses related to bringing Alan Gross to campus for lectures on electronic
and scientific communications ($450).
Research Award. Kent State University, Research and Graduate Studies Division,
Summer 2007 ($2,500).
Award. Undergraduate Research. Kent State University, University Teaching Council,
Summer 2006 ($465).
Workshop Award. Kent State University, University Teaching Council, 2004-5 ($2,000).
Grant. Kent State University, Provost’s Office, 2004-5 ($1,000).
Grant. Kent State University, Dean’s Office, 2004-5 ($1,000).
Grant. Kent State University, English Department, 2004-5 ($1,000).
Grant. Kent State University, Research and Graduate Studies Division, 2004-5 ($500).
Stipend. Access to Higher Education, Kent State University, Center for Disability
Studies, Summer 2004 ($1,900).
Academic Year Research and Creative Activity Leaves. Kent State University, Research
and Graduate Studies Division, Spring 2008, Spring 2003, Fall 2000.
Support For Pre-Conference sponsored by the American Society for the History of
Rhetoric, Toerne Fund, Kent State University, English Department, Fall 2001.
Stipend. Honors Alumni Council Faculty Development. Kent State University, The
Honors College, 1999-2000 ($200).
Travel Grants. Kent State University, Research and Graduate Studies Division, 1998 to
present.
Travels Grant, Toerne Fund. 1998 and 2000.
Editorial Work
Editorial Board. Disability Studies Quarterly, Fall 2011-present.
Associate Editor. Rhetorical Review. The Electronic Review of Books on the History of
Rhetoric. URL: http://www.nnrh.dk/RR/index.html, 2006 to 2011.
Reviewer. Ancient Philosophy. 2010-present
Reviewer. International Journal of Listening. May 2005-present.
Reviewer. Philosophy and Rhetoric, 2011-present.
Reviewer. Polis. 2009-present.
Reviewer. Rhetorica. 2008-present.
Reviewer. Technical Communication Quarterly. 2009-present.
Reviewer. Written Communication, 2007-present.

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Academic Service, Related Professional Experience
National/State
Member. Development Committee for a consortial MA program in Health Ethics and
Medical Humanities (With NEOMED, SUMMA Health, Cleveland Clinic, and
Hiram College) Values, 2012-present.
Judge. Tyler Rigg Award (for best paper published in DSQ in volume 31 with a
literary focus), 2011.
Participant. Minding The Gap consortium project between Kent State University, the
University of Akron, 10 local school districts, the Six District Educational
Compact and the Summit County ESC, 2012-14
Consultant/Teacher. Cleveland Clinic Office of Diversity, Teaching Medical Writing to
High School Students, January 2012.
Participant. Addiction Study Group. Greater Cleveland Area, 2011, ongoing.
Steering Committee, Kent Language Arts Academy (KEEP), 2011-12.
Teacher, NEOREMA, “Writing in the Health Sciences,” workshops for high school
Pre-medical students through Cleveland Clinic, Spring 2012, Summer 2011.
Member. Ohio Board of Regents Graduate/Professional Fellowship Program selection
Committee. 2009.
Member. Ohio Board of Regents Committee on the Transfer Assurance Modules. English
Literature, 2005-2007.
Member. Review Panel for ASHR Conference at NCA Convention, 2010, 2009.
Member. RSA Site Selection Committee, 2007-present.
Member. Steering Committee. RSA Institute, 2005-7.
Member. Review Panel for RSA Conference, 2006, 2008, 2010.
Member. Review Panel for ASHR Pre-Conference at NCA Convention, 2005.
Chair of Local Arrangements and Co-Program Director. First Biennial Institute,
Rhetoric Society of America, Held at Kent State University, May 2005.
Member/Chair. Dissertation Award Committee, ASHR, 2003-2004.
Representative/Participant for ASHR to Alliance of Rhetorical Societies, 2002-4.
President. American Society for the History of Rhetoric, 2001-2002.
Vice President and Program Chair for 2001 Pre-Conference. American Society for the
History of Rhetoric, 2000-2001.
University/Department
Participant, Graduate Student Orientation (GSO), August 2012.
Participant. Neurohumanities Reading Group. Kent State University 2011, ongoing
Reader. Dubois Writing Award. Kent State University English Department, Spring 2011.
Speaker. New Faculty Orientation. Kent State University. August 2010.
Member. University Departmental Review Team for Honors College. Kent State
University 2009-2010.
Member. Faculty Plagiarism Investigation. Kent State University and National Science
Foundation, 2009.

Member. TT Search Committee, Salem Campus, Spring 2010.
Chair. University Research Council. Kent State University, 2009-2010.
Co-Chair, Literacy Rhetoric, and Social Practice Doctoral Program, Department of
English, Kent State University, 2008-2010.
Celebration of Scholarship Committee. Kent State University, 2009-2010.
Member. Undergraduate Research Committee. Kent State University, 2006-2009.
Member. Committee on First-Year Writing. Department of English, Kent State
University, 2006-2008.
Member. Committee on Third Tier Writing. Department of English, Kent State
University, 2007-2008.
Member. Writing Program Committee, Kent State University, English Department,
1999-2001, 2003-6.
Chair. Distinguished Scholar Award Selection Committee. 2009.
Member. Faculty Learning Community on Disability Issues (FLCDI), 2006-2009.
Chair. Search Committee, NTT “Stretch” Specialist, English, Kent State University,
Summer 2008.
Coordinator. Undergraduate Studies, Department of English, Kent State University,
2004-2008.
Member. University Research Council. Kent State University, 2007-2010.
Co-Chair. University Requirements Curriculum Committee. Kent State University,
2006-2009.
Chair. University Diversity Subcommittee. Kent State University, 2006-2009.
Member. Advisory Committee for Academic Assessment. Kent State University,
2006-2009.
Participant. New Student Orientation. Summer 2006.
Member. Honors College Policy Council, Kent State University, 2005-present.
Member. Foreign Language Waiver Committee. Kent State University, 2005-2008.
Member. College Curriculum Committee. Kent State University, Fall 2004-present
Participant. Quality Access to Higher Education. Kent State University, Center for Disability Studies,
Summer 2004.
Participant. New Parent Orientation. “The Family Transition to College,” Summer 2004.
Reader Reviewer. 7 th Annual Ohio Writers’ Conference Ohio Literacy, Spring 2004.
Member. Fulbright Interview Committee. Kent State University, Fall 2003.
Member. Search Committee. Coordinator of Composition. Kent State University, English
Department, 2003-4.
Faculty Representative. New Student Orientation, Kent State University, Summer 2003.
Reader. Proposals for Academic Year/Summer Research and Creative Activity Leaves
Kent State University, Research and Graduate Studies Division, Fall 2002.
Union Representative. English Department. Kent State University, 2002-2003.
Member. University Scholarship Advisory Council, Kent State University, 2001-2004.
Member. Student Awards Committee, Kent State University, 2001-2002,
2003-0004.
Member. Faculty Advisory Committee. Kent State University, 2001-2002.
Member. Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Minor in Late Antiquity Studies. Kent State
University, English Department, 2000-present.
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Member. Steering Committee, American Society for the History of Rhetoric, 1999-
2000.
Coordinator. Business Writing Courses. Kent State University, English Department,
1998-present.
Chair. Department Elections, Kent State University, English Department, 2000-2005.
Search Committee for Department Chair. Kent State University, English Department,
1999-2000.
Search Committee for Senior Faculty Member in Rhetoric and Composition.
Kent State University, English Department, 1999-2000.
Dissertation and Thesis Committees
Chair. Ph.D.Director. Kent State University, English Department, Rhetoric and
Composition
Lew Caccia. Risk Communication in the Workplace: An Analysis of
Communications Toolkits as Rhetorical Practice, Defended April 2009
(Co-Director). Assistant Professor/NTT/English Youngstown University.
Beth Tomlinson. Conceptualizing Audience in Digital Invention, Defended March
30, 2011. Pringle Fellow Fall 2010. Assistant Professor/Business
Communication West Virginia University.
Sigrid Streit. Gesture and Rhetorical Delivery: The Transmission of Knowledge in
Complex Situations, Defended June 22, 2011. Pringle Fellowship Spring
2009. Program in Writing and Rhetoric Stanford University.
Diana Awad. An Examination of the Literate Practices of Resident Physicians and
Attending Physician Preceptors in a Resident-Run Internal Medicine
Clinic, Defense March 30 2012. University Fellowship Spring 2012.
Writing Center Director, Carnegie Mellon University
Holly Wells. Picture a scientist: A Visual Rhetoric Approach to the Problem of
Gender Disparity in STEM Fields, Visiting Assistant Professor, Texas
Lutheran University, 2011-12. Defense Fall 2012.
Barbara Karman. 19 th Women and Humor: the Emergence of Feminist Humor,
Defense Fall 2012.
John Halsall. Cultivating Open and Affirming Ethoi: Queer Sociality, Religious
Discourse, and Rhetoric, Defense April 2013. Pringle Fellowship Spring
2013.
Hazel Emery. Basic Writers and Peer Review, University Defense Summer 2013.
Lauren Matus. Judging Knowledge: Portrayals of Literacy in the Selection of
International Literacy Prizewinners, Visiting Assistant Professor Ohio
University, 2011-12. Defense November 2012.
Philip Sloan. Writers Block and Identity, Defense Spring or Summer 2013.
Lea Povozhaev. The Rhetoric of Addiction. Defense Spring or Summer 2013.
Sara Lawrence. Writing Our Bodies: The Rhetoric of Self-Injury, Defense in 2014.
Member. Ph.D. Advising Committee. Kent State University, English Department,
Rhetoric and Composition

Kathryn Weiss. Reconceiving Material Rhetoric: Literacy beyond Language at
Kent State’s May 4 Memorial, Defended July 2006.
Ken Marunowski. The Euro: Text Context and Presence, Defended May 2006.
Stephenson Hunter. Kairos: Forecasting Opportunity, Defended November 2003.
Jeffrey Perry. Institutional Cunning: Writing Assessment as Social Reproduction?,
Defended August 2008.
Courtney Werner. Immigrant Terms and Stolen Identities: Unpacking New
Media’s Position in Rhetoric and Composition, Defense May 2012.
Nicole Caswell. Reconsider Emotion: Understanding the Relationship between
Teachers’ Emotions and Teachers’ Response Practices, Defense June
2012.
Lindsey Steiner. Digital Media and Argument, ongoing.
Yvonne Teems. Aging and the Body, ongoing.
Chelsea Swick, Blogs about Secrets, ongoing.
Gina Denardi, Writing Center Issues, ongoing.
William Morris, Political Rhetoric, ongoing.
Jessica Corey, Silence and Gender, ongoing.
Kelly McGreal, Rhetoric and Politicis, ongoing.
Chair. Ph.D.Director. Kent State University, English Department, Literature
Carl Robinson. The Modern Language of Ring Sport: A Cultural Phenomena and
Its Literary Forms, Defended April, 2004. (Co-Director)
Sara McDonald. Nineteenth Century Women and Autobiography. (Co-Director)
Member. Ph.D. Advising Committee. Kent State University, English Department,
Literature
Kathryn Blackbird. The Zeroes Taught Us Phosphorus: Trauma, Silence, and the
Recovery of Voice. August 2006, Defended July 2010.
Seth Johnson. Michael Chabon, Summer 2013.
Paul Neel, Renaissance Rhetoric. Summer 2013
Member. Ph.D. Exam Committee. Kent State University, English Department,
Literature, Vi Dutcher. Classical Rhetoric, October 1999
Member, Foreign Language Exam, Kent State University, English Department,
Rhetoric and Composition and Literature.
Amanda Denman, French, Summer 2012
Yvonne Teems. French, Spring 2011.
Courtney Werner. Spanish, Summer 2010.
Nikki Caswell. French, Fall 2009.
Hazel Emery. Spanish, Spring 2009.
Beth Tomlinson. Spanish, Nov. 2008.
Anthony Garrison. French, 2008.
Jill Jaymes. French, 2005.
Kathryn Weiss. German, 2003.
Graduate Representative/reader, Ph.D., Kent State University
Psychology. Susanne N. Biehle. Coping from Pregnancy to Parenthood. Defense
April 2012.
Education, Health, and Human Services. Yu-Hui Chou. A Study of Gendering
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Culture of New Taiwanese Children In Their Kindergarten Classrooms.
Defense June 20, 2011.
Psychology, Elissa Lampe Deggelman. Coping and Quality of Life for Siblings of
Children with Chronic Illness. Defense June 17, 2011.
Psychology. Taryn Myers, The impact of social comparison on body
dissatisfaction in the naturalistic environment: The roles of appearance
schema activation, thin-ideal internalization, and feminist beliefs.
Defended March 17, 2010.
Outsider reader. M.A. Thesis. Courtney Carlson. Kent State University. MCLS, Un
afecto melansolico maniaco: Translating a Historical Medical Text. Spring 2010.
Outsider reader. M.A. Thesis. Elizabeth Rager. Kent State University. Philosophy,
Spring 2000.
Graduate Individual Studies
Sarah Oliveri, Popular Science and Argument, Summer 2012.
Ying Fu, Literature and Rhetoric, Fall, 2010.
Diana Awad. Medical Rhetoric, Summer 2010.
Lauren Matus. Contemporary Rhetorical Theory, Fall 2009.
Sigrid Streit. Gesture, Summer 2007.
Kathryn Byrne. Pedagogical Theory: Business and Technical Writing, Summer 2005.
Alison Krebs. Classical Rhetoric and Composition, Spring 2005.
Melissa Selby. Teaching Business and Technical Writing, Spring 2005.
Kamaria Wolf. Literacy Issues/Adaptive Technology and Low Vision, Fall 2004.
Melanie McGurr. Teaching Advanced Writing, Spring 2000.
Undergraduate and Mentoring Experiences
Individual Investigation. Rhetoric and Digital Media. Jennifer Ballou., Fall 2010.
Individual Investigation. Literature and Art. Chelsey Swilik, Fall 2009.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Heaven Burns, Fall 2012.
Undergraduate Research Assistants, Ashley Brink and Stephanie Ingram, Fall 2009.
Undergraduate Research Assistants, Brent Miller and Joseph Kaklitch, Spring 2009.
Honors Thesis Director, Kent State University, Honors College
Stephanie Pike. Battling Ambiguity with Hockey Sticks: A Public Guide to
Understanding the Science Behind the ‘Hockey Stick’ Debate.’
Environmental Studies. Spring 2012.
Amanda Lindsay. Post Colonial Analysis of Debates over Crazy Horse
Monument. Defense Spring 2007.
Honors Thesis Reader, Kent State University,
Holly Williams, Art History, Summer 2012
Heather Krivas. Non-invasive Resistive Sensing Technology and Cultural Noise.
Geology, Summer 2012.
Brittany Williams, Perceptions of Acting White in Kent, Psychology, Spring 2012.
Sri Upadhyay. Novel Word Recognition/Processing. Psychology, Spring 2012.

Paul Chizmar. Miranda’s Dream Perverted: Dehumanization in Huxley’s Brave
New World. English, Spring 2012.
Jordan Canzonetti. Common Obstacles on the DL Teaching of Business Writing
and Technical Writing: A Practice Guide. English, Spring 2012.
Sarah Coons. Artistic License of License to Kill? Reinterpretation as a Director’s
Tool, Theater, Spring 2012.
Alice Dickershoff. Associative Learning Versus Rule-Learning. Psychology,
Spring 2012.
Daniel Mosoro. Towards a Quantitative Evaluation of Layout Using Graphic
Design Principles. Computer Science, Spring 2012.
Erica Cicero-Erkkila. Negotiating Self: Strategies or Selfhood in Austen, Bronte,
and Alcott. English, Spring 2012.
Deborah Young. The Machinic Assemblage. English, Spring 2012.
Carleigh deAngelis. Integration of Technology in the Twenty-First Century
Composition Classroom. English, Spring 2012.
Sarah Turner. Why do college students improve their learning performance across
trials? Psychology, Spring 2012.
Claire Heidenreich. Side by Side: A Comparison of Works by Vincent van Gogh
and Paul Gaugin from their Time in Arles. Art History, Spring 2012.
Rebecca Barreca, Lived Experiences Nurses by Clinical Specialty, Nursing,
Spring 2011.
Jessica Watson, A Comparison of the Role of Self-Reported Mindfulness in
Predicting Interpersonal Functioning In Individual with Symptoms of
Depression and Anxiety, Psychology, Spring 2011.
Jessica Van Meter, Hurricane Preparedness and Planning in Coastal Public
School Districts. Geography, Spring 2011.
Jamie Bloss, Dreaming of Water. English, Spring 2011.
Lisa Hendricks, Puzzle 15, Math, Spring 2011.
Joseph Toto, Point of Impact, English Winter 2010.
Molly MacLagan, Early English Theatre: A Practical Guide, English, Spring
2010.
Michael Agnello, Understanding the Catilinarian Conspiracy in the Context of
the Late Republic, Spring 2010.
David Clark, Tulips, English, Spring 2010
Tara Jones, The Eruptive History of the Cenozoic St. George Volcanic Field,
Southwest Utah Geology, Spring 2010.
Brad Bradkowski, Buck v. Bell and Louis Brandeis. History. Spring 2010.
Annie Lucas. Seriously! Humor as Innovative Strategy in Nonviolent Action.
Applied Conflict Management. Spring 2010.
Nicolas Disabatiano. Editions of Edith Wharton. English, Spring, 2009.
Natalie Cope. Reconstruction of a Paleoclimate Using Diffuse Spectral
Reflectance. Geology, Spring, 2009.
Emily Curran, History, Spring 2009.
Terry Harris, Music, Summer 2008.
Sara Brazofsky, Religious Activities, Belief in Karma, Depression and CD4
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Levels Among HIV-Positive, Buddhist, Thai Pregnant Women, Nursing,
Spring 2008.
Jared Smith, Adolescent Bonding and Depression Issues. Psychology, Spring
2008.
Katrina Bundy, Female Heads-of-State: From Antiquity to Modernity, History,
Spring 2008.
Evan Hayford, Godbless Those Hungry Vultures, English, Spring 2008.
Megan Zaiden, Institutional Power: Can Congress Change Members’ Behavior
Over Time?” Political Science, Spring 2008.
Heather Charton, ‘The Putting Out of Eyes—‘:Self Preservation in the Work of
Emily Dickinson, English, Spring 2008.
Courtney Roberts, An Ethical Analysis of Recently Enacted Legislation
Combating Bioterrorism, Philosophy, Spring 2008.
Danielle Mongold, Bellum Triorum: A Latin Reader, Spring 2008.
Leanne Cook, Beauty: A Reflection of Self. Or a Mirror of Social Identity?
Fashion Design, Fall 2007.
Katherine Hicks, An Analysis of Debitage Size Attributes and Their Bearing on
the Curation of Simple Flake Tools, Anthropology, Summer 2007.
Molly McCallen, Untitled Stage Script, English, Summer 2007.
Lyanne Yurco, Glacial-Interglacial Grain Size and Color Reflectance Variations
on the Northwind Ridge, Chukchi Sea: A Regional Study of Arctic
Climate in the Late Pleistocene, Geology, Summer 2007
Luke Citro, In-Situ Resource Utilization: Issues and Concerns for Atmospheric
Mining of the Outer Planets, Physics, Spring 2007.
Tara Bennett, Tara. Leelu, Spring 2007.
Erika Schmidt, Predictions of Optimism and Self-Esteem by the Pavlovian
Temperament Scale, Psychology, Spring 2007
Julie Kozak, Violence and Mediation, Psychology, Spring 2007.
Laura Ferris, Pink Brigade, Art History, Spring 2007.
Eric Henry, Short Stories, English, Fall 2006.
Hillary Patterson. Biology, Effects of Water, Summer 2006.
Danielle Tomcho. Philosophy, The Ethics of Selective
Euthanasia, Spring 2006.
Richard Pope. English, Lucretia’s Love, Spring 2006.
M. Bridget McMurtrie. Anthropology, Teen Perceptions of
Gender in Magazines, Spring 2006.
Karianne Dettling. Psychology, Effectiveness of Self-Monitoring Through
Conjoint Behavioral Consultation, Spring 2006.
Julie Miller. Education, Young Adult Literature, Spring 2006.
Jamie Davis. Classics, Prometheus, Fall 2005.
Florencia Pezutti. Anthropology, Same-Sex Marriages in America: An
Anthropological Study of Kinship, Fall 2005.
Amy Timco. English, The Medieval and Modern in Middle Earth: Tolkien’s
Tapestry of Two Worlds, Fall 2005.
Susan Vincent. Fine Arts, Traces, Fall 2005.
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Maria Jenkins. Fine Arts, Punks on Hope, Fall 2005.
Rebecca Kelm. Dance, The History of the Lindy Hop, Spring 2003.
Portfolio Director. Writing Minor. Kent State University, English Department
Allison Krebs. 2002-2003.
Hollie Morris. 2001-2002.
Dawn Maich. Writing Minor. 2000-2001.
Portfolio Reader. Writing Minor. Kent State University, English Department
Kristen Barton, 2009-2010.
Terri Bollinger, Fall 1999.
Faculty Associate. Freshman Year Experience. Kent State University, Harbourt Hall and
Metcalf Hall, 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 respectively.
Mentor. “Learning to Lead Through Life.” Kent State University. The Freshman
Experience, Spring 2004
Mentor. Frances Periodot. Chagrin Falls High School Senior final project, Spring 2004.
Courses Taught
Graduate
“Introduction to the Field” (of Literacy, Rhetoric, and Social Practice)
“Rhetorical Theory: Greek and Roman”
“Teaching College English”
“Teaching Advanced, Business, Technical and Professional Writing”
“18 th , 19 th and 20 th Century Rhetorical Theory”
“Domain Rhetorics: Medicine, Health, and Disability”
“Scientific Communication” (for graduate students in the sciences)
“Scientific Presentations” (for graduate students in the sciences)
Undergraduate
“Freshman English I”
“Freshman English II”
“Freshman Honors Colloquium” (themes in medical humanities; art and
Literature; disability literature)
“Business/Professional Writing”
“Technical Writing”
“Classical Rhetoric”
“Expository Prose Writing”
“Writing in Your Major”
“Writing to Inform and Persuade”
“Persuasion and the Literature of Science”
“Public Speaking”
“Western Humanities”
“Introduction to Art History: Cave Painting to 1500”
“Italian Renaissance Art”
Professional Organizations

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American Society for the History of Medicine, American Society for the History of
Rhetoric, Disability History Association, International Society for the History of Rhetoric,
National Communication Association, Rhetoric Society of America, Society for the
Social Studies of Science, Society for Disability Studies, Southern Association for the
History of Medicine
Languages
French, German, Dutch (fluent translation into English); Ancient Greek (intermediate
reading)
References available on request