Faculty 

Jennifer Bay, Professor of English
Technical and Professional Communication; Community Engagement: Experiential Learning; Internships; Artificial Intelligence and Digital Rhetorics
jbay@purdue.edu

Samantha Blackmon, Associate Professor of English
Computers and composition; African-American culture; Lesbian and women's studies
blackmos@purdue.edu

Harry Denny, Professor of English
Composition studies; Writing center theory and practice; LGBT studies
hdenny@purdue.edu

Bradley Dilger, Professor of English
Writing research methods; web-based research infrastructure; sustainable mentoring
dilger@purdue.edu

Richard Johnson-Sheehan, Professor of English
Rhetoric of Science; Professional Writing; Technical Writing; Rhetoric of Health and Medicine; Ancient and Classical Rhetoric
rjohnso@purdue.edu

Thomas Rickert, Professor of English
Ancient and Contemporary Rhetoric; Digital Media and Technology; Post-phenomenology
trickert@purdue.edu

Michael Salvo, Professor of English
Technical & Professional Communication; Rhetoric & Ethics; Experience Architecture; Artificial Intelligence
salvo@purdue.edu

Doctoral students

Jessica Berchtold
American Association of University Women American Disseration Fellow 2025–26
Public rhetorics; professional and technical communication; digital writing and new media; conspiracy theory rhetorics

Danielle Giles
Harriet M. Crews and Sandra K. Biggs PhD Dissertation Research Fellow 2025–26
Rhetorical Theory; Cultural Rhetorics; Political Rhetorics; Rhetoric and Archival Studies

Mark Griffin
Rhetorical Theory; Digital Rhetorical Theory; Classical Rhetoric; Composition Studies; Technical & Professional Writing; Games & Narrative

Eric Joseph
Writing Centers; Tutor Education; Public and Cultural Rhetorics

Juan Carlos Montoya López
Higher education mentorship in writing studies; Writing center studies; Curriculum writing; Multidisciplinary writing; Literacies; multiliteracies; Multilingual writers; Digital writing and rhetorics

Ghada Seif Eddine
Bilsland Dissertation Research Fellow 2025–26
Graduate education mentorship in writing studies; Writing centers and tutor education; Conflict-management in workplace communication; Disability rhetorics; Digital writing and rhetorics

Emerita faculty

Dr. Muriel Harris
Professor Emerita
writing centers; online tutoring; collaboration
harrism@omni.cc.purdue.edu

Dr. Shirley Rose
Professor Emerita
composition theory & pedagogy; citation studies; writing program administration
Shirley.Rose@asu.edu

Dr. Patricia Sullivan
Professor Emerita
online publics & feminism; historiography and rhetorical methodologies; technical communication
sullivanatpurdue@gmail.com 
"Deep Feelings and Intentional Communities: Honoring Patricia Sullivan’s Legacy" from Constellations 8  

Dr. Irwin Weiser
Professor Emeritus and Justin S. Morrill Dean Emeritus
composition theory; writing across the curriculum; writing program administration
iweiser@purdue.edu

In Memoriam

Dr. Linda Bergmann
Professor Emerita and Director Emerita of the Writing Lab
American nineteenth century popular nonfiction; writing centers; writing program administration
"Celebration of Life" from Peitho 16(1)

Dr. Janice Lauer 
Reece McGee Distinguished Professor Emerita and First Director of the Graduate Program in Rhetoric & Composition
rhetorical history; composition theory & pedagogy
"RSA regrets to announce the passing of Dr. Janice Lauer Rice"