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EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Human Sciences: A Program in Language, Culture, and Society, The George Washington University, 2001
M.A., Visual and Cultural Studies, University of Rochester, 1997
B.A., Concentrations: Cultural Theory, Feminist Theory, and Philosophy, Hampshire College, 1993

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INTERESTS: rhetoric and cultural theory, visual and material culture, representation and identity, feminist theory, pedagogy, multimedia and emerging technologies.

In my research and teaching, I use an interdisciplinary framework based on rhetoric, cultural theory, and feminist theory to explore how ideas are produced, disseminated, and interpreted. I am fascinated by what makes ideas persuasive, by how words and images come together to influence our attitudes, values, and beliefs. This approach demands going beyond analyzing the idea or message itself to uncover the conditions and contexts that structure what and how we read and see.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

--"A Humanist's Perspective on Digital Scholarship and Publishing." Article in Colleges, Code, and Copyright: The Impact of Digital Networks and Technological Controls on Copyright: Publications in Librarianship No. 57, 2004.

--"Argument, Evidence, and Engagement: Training Students as Critical Investigators and Interpreters of Rhetoric and Culture." Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture, October 2003.

--"Skins, Patches and Plug-ins: Becoming Woman in the New Gaming Culture." Genders, September 2001.

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES: Writing Seminars I, Seminars in Writing