Teaching at Purdue University

I work in the Department of English at Purdue University.

Fall 2025 (tentative)

ENGL 203, Introduction to Research for Professional Writers. I expect the class to focus on interview research methods. See the Fall 2021 version below for starters.

Spring 2025 (current)

ENGL 433, Writing Proposals & Grants.

Fall 2024

ENGL 515, Writing on Distributed Teams, and ENGL 591, Composition Studies: Theories and Practices.

Spring 2024

ENGL 433, Writing Proposals & Grants.

Fall 2023

ENGL 309, Digital Design & Production.

Spring 2023

ENGL 309, Digital Design & Production.

Fall 2022

Hutton Lectures in Rhetoric & Composition.

Spring 2022

English 433, Writing proposals & grants
Writing grants, including all parts of the process: research, drafting, evaluation, reviewing, networking, submission, and followup.
English 680, Writing program administration #WPAlife
Writing program administration, with focus on writing across the curriculum (WAC). Culminates in a public poster session.

Fall 2021

English 203, Introduction to Research for Professional Writers
Introduction to empirical research in writing studies, especially technical communication, focusing on the use of interviews and observations. Core assignment is design of a research study including completion of a pilot study. Syllabus (PDF) and detailed schedule (GDocs).
English 309, Digital Design & Production
Fundamentals of using design thinking in professional writing, including design principles and the use of testing for both user experience and other goals. Strongly focused on activities and practice. Two core assignments: redesign portfolio (PDF) and design project (GDocs). Syllabus and detailed schedule.