Instructor Profiles

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  Instructor Contact Interests
Christine Alfano Sweet Hall 320
650-723-8245
alfano@stanford.edu
digital rhetoric
rhetoric of gaming
visual rhetoric
cross-cultural rhetoric
Paul Bator Sweet Hall 328A
650-723-1361
pbator@stanford.edu
legal argument
political photography
history of rhetoric
bleakney Julia Bleakney
Director
Hume Writing Center
Building 460-020C
650-725-8919
bleakney@stanford.edu
writing center theory and practice; writing and writing center assessment; science in the public sphere
Shay Brawn Shay Brawn Sweet Hall 324
650-721-6507
brawn@stanford.edu
rhetoric of science & technology; publishing as process & institution
Russ Carpenter

Sweet Hall 316

russ1@stanford.edu

neuroscience; stress;
science education;
oral communication
Marvin Diogenes Marvin Diogenes Sweet Hall 311
650-723-4642
marvind@stanford.edu
rhetoric of laughter
writing program administration
Kevin DiPirro Kevin DiPirro Sweet Hall 327
650-723-4631
kdipirro@stanford.edu
performance & drama
journalism & the essay
Erik Ellis Sweet Hall 328
650-725-1218
ellise@stanford.edu
 
marisa gemms

Marissa Gemma
Associate Director
Hume Writing Center

Margaret Jacks Hall 020C
650-246-2954
mlgemma@stanford.edu

literary style
  19th-century American literature and rhetoric
manners and etiquette
digital humanities
Chris Gerben Chris Gerben

Sweet Hall 316
650-725-7301
cgerben@stanford.edu

social media
collaborative writing
digital rhetoric
science and technology writing
Wendy Goldberg Wendy Goldberg Sweet Hall 326
650-723-8244
wendyfay@stanford.edu
 
Patti Hanlon-Baker Patti Hanlon-Baker Building 460-020E
650-736-1275
hanlon@stanford.edu
feminism and rhetoric
health sciences discourse
Arturo Heredia Arturo Heredia Sweet Hall 317
650-723-4621
art_here@yahoo.com
multiculturalism
rhetoric & identity
 
Jillian Hess Margaret Jacks Hall 316

jmhess@stanford.edu

writing & technology
Romantic literature
digital writing
Donna Hunter Donna Hunter
 
Sweet Hall 322
650-725-1215
dhunter@stanford.edu

ambient rhetoric
criminality
rhetoric & identity
scholar-activism

chris kamrath photo Christopher Kamrath Sweet Hall 320A
650-725-8919
kamrath@stanford.edu
 
John Lee John Lee Sweet Hall 325
650-723-2947
jlee55@stanford.edu
 
Sohui Lee Sohui Lee Building 460-420E
650-723-3802
sohui@stanford.edu

digital media rhetoric; visual design and advertising;  writing center studies; 19th C American rhetoric

Kimberly Moekle Kimberly Moekle Sweet Hall 320
650-723-8245
krmoekle@stanford.edu
environmental rhetoric; rhetoric of sustainability; ecohumanities pedagogy; environmental ethics
Gabrielle Moyer Gabrielle Moyer Sweet Hall 324
650-721-6507
gmoyer@stanford.edu
 
Daniel Murray Daniel Murray   political theory; social movements; activism;
film
Kelly Myers Kelly Myers Sweet Hall 323
650-721-6093
kmyers1@stanford.edu
classical rhetoric
rhetoric & athletics
Alyssa O'Brien Alyssa O’Brien Sweet Hall 319
650-723-3802
aobrien@stanford.edu
cross-cultural rhetoric
rhetoric & leadership
John Peterson John Peterson Sweet Hall 331
650-723-1361
johnpete@stanford.edu
art & creativity; pop culture & consumerism; rhetoric of education
sarah pittock Sarah Pittock Sweet Hall 321
650-723-4606
sarah.pittock@stanford.edu
rhetoric of children's culture; 18th-century literature and culture
  Becky Richardson Sweet Hall 328B

beckyr@stanford.edu

 
Carolyn Ross Carolyn Ross Sweet Hall 326
650-723-8244
cbross@stanford.edu

environmental rhetoric
community writing

Kim Savelson Kim Savelson Sweet Hall 322
650-725-1215
savelson@stanford.edu
 
Susan Schuyler Susan Schuyler Sweet Hall 318
650-723-1792
schuyler@stanford.edu
rhetoric and popular culture; mass audiences; nineteenth-century literature and culture
Chandra Shekhar

Sweet Hall 316

cshekhar@stanford.edu

science writing;
engineering; energy;
environment; climate
vasile stanescu portrait Vasile Stanescu Sweet Hall 328A
650-723-1361
vts@stanford.edu
animal studies; food studies; environmental humanities; rhetorical analysis; continental philosophy; modernist literature
ruth starkman Ruth Starkman Sweet Hall 320A
650-725-8919
starkman@stanford.edu
argumentation
ethics
writing
political thought
Jennifer Stonaker Sweet Hall 320A
650-723-4606
jstonaker@stanford.edu

genetics; biotechnology;
science communication;
science education

sigrid streit photo Sigrid Streit Sweet Hall 328
650-725-1218
sstreit@stanford.edu
gesture, delivery, and 
embodied practice;
visual rhetoric
Rod Taylor Rod Taylor Sweet Hall 323
650-721-6093
rctaylor@stanford.edu
modernism, postmodernism, classical rhetoric, educational philosophy, music
Andrew Todhunter

Andrew Todhunter

andrewtodhunter.com

Sweet Hall 331
650-342-3843
atodhunter@stanford.edu
science communication
travel narrative
public audiences
Whitney Trump Sweet Hall 328B

wtrump@stanford.edu

 
Zach Waggoner
Associate Director
  PWR
Sweet Hall 310
650-736-1422
zwaggon@stanford.edu
writing program administration;
video game rhetoric;
  rhetorics of gender
Ann Watters Ann Watters Sweet Hall 331
650-342-3843
watters@stanford.edu
cross-cultural rhetoric
Susan Wyle Susan Wyle Sweet 317
650-723-4621
suky@stanford.edu
 

 

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