Pat Sullivan
Professor, Department of English and Director of Rhetoric and Composition
| Education: | Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1986 |
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| Office: | HEAV 401 |
| Office Phone: | (765) 49-43768 |
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| Website: | http://austen.sla.purdue.edu/ |
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| Specializations: | Rhetoric and Composition, methodology (including postmodern methodology); feminist issues in technology and writing; technical and professional writing; institutional critique; visual rhetorics communication |
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Since arriving at Purdue in 1985, Patricia Sullivan has directed Technical Writing and currently directs the Graduate Program in Rhetoric and Composition. Curriculum-wise, she has been instrumental in starting the B.A. in Professional Writing and secondary areas for the Ph.D. in Technical and Professional Writing and in Rhetoric, Technology and Digital Writing. Her publications include
Electronic Literacies in the Workplace (co-edited with Jennie Dautermann),
Opening Spaces (co-authored with James Porter),
Professional Writing Online (co-authored with James Porter and Johndan Johnson-Eilola), and
Technology, Labor, and Writing (co-edited with Pamela Takayoshi, forthcoming). Syllabi from her recent graduate classes and several recent conference papers are available at her
web page.
