erin brock carlson

Department of English erin.brock.carlson.1@purdue.edu

500 Oval Drive erinbrockcarlson.com
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906

education
Doctorate of Philosophy | Rhetoric and Composition Expected August 2019
Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana
— Secondary Areas: Public Rhetorics & Professional and Technical Writing
— Dissertation: Mapping Metis: Tracing the Work of Regional Transformation in Appalachia
— Committee: Patricia Sullivan (chair), Jennifer Bay, Michael Salvo, Samantha Blackmon, & W. Michele Simmons (outside
reader)

Master of Arts | Composition and Rhetoric August 2014

Miami University | Oxford, Ohio
— Thesis: “Please Type Here: Digital Petitions and the Intersections of the Web and Democracy”
— Committee: W. Michele Simmons (chair), Jason Palmeri, & James E. Porter

Bachelor of Arts | English & Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication May 2012
Transylvania University | Lexington, Kentucky
— Graduated Magna cum Laude

research interests
Public and Civic Rhetorics Professional and Technical Communication Theories of Engagement
Rural Culture and Literacies Digital and Multimodal Rhetoric Participatory Research Methods
Feminist Research Methodologies Circulation Studies

publications
articles in peer-reviewed journals
“Metis as Embodied, Techno-Feminist Intervention: Rhetorically Listening to Periods for Pence.” Computers and Composition
Special Issue on Technofeminisms. (Spring 2019). (Accepted, manuscript under revision).

“Navigating Shifting Social Media Networks: An Ecological Approach to Anonymous Mobile Applications.” Kairos 22.2 (Winter
2018). (Forthcoming).

chapters in edited collections

“Adapting Digital and Archival Practices via Platforms for Collaboration in Technical Communication Classes.” With Michelle
McMullin and Patricia A. Sullivan. In Teaching Rhetoric and Composition through the Archives. Tarez Samra Graben & Wendy
Hayden (Eds.). Southern Illinois University Press. (Forthcoming).

“Photovoice Methods: Interrogating Participant-Researcher Dynamics through Digital, Mobile Data.” With Trinity Overmyer.
In The Handbook of Methods in Digital Humanities. Lewis Levenberg, David Rheams, & Tai Neilson (Eds.). Palgrave MacMillan.
(Forthcoming).

book reviews
Book Review of Democracy’s Education: : Public Work, Citizenship, & The Future of Colleges and Universities by Harry C. Boyte.
Reflections 17.1 (2017): 211-217.
works under development
“Unpacking Problems through Place: Using Photovoice as a Design Thinking Tool.” With Trinity Overmyer. Journal of Business
and Technical Communication Special Issue on Design Thinking. (Proposal accepted, manuscript under development).

“Please Sign Here (And Share It To Your Facebook and Twitter Feeds: Online Petitions and Inventing for Circulation).”
Submitted to Computers and Composition. (Revise & Resubmit received, manuscript under revision.)

grants, honors, & awards

grants
Purdue College of Liberal Arts Promise Grant | $750 August 2017
— Used for travel to 2017 Conference on Community Writing (CCW)

Purdue English Department Internal Grant | $250 August 2017

— Used for travel to 2017 Conference on Community Writing (CCW)

Purdue College of Liberal Arts Promise Grant | $750 September 2016

— Used for travel to 2017 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)

Purdue English Department Internal Grant | $250 September 2016

— Used for travel to 2017 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)

Purdue College of Liberal Arts Promise Grant | $750 June 2016

— Used to fund for Photovoice and Community Engagement Study

Purdue Office of Engagement Community Engagement Grant | $1,490 September 2015

— Used to provide materials for Food Finders, Inc., a local non-profit partnering with graduate seminar

Computers and Writing Conference Travel Grant | $135 May 2015

— Used for travel to 2015 Computers and Writing Conference

National Conference on Peer Tutoring of Writing Registration Grant | $125 November 2013
— Used to cover registration costs at National Conference on Peer Tutoring of Writing

honors
Purdue’s Department of English Excellence in Teaching Award September 2016
— For AY 2015-2016 (awarded annually)

Introductory Composition at Purdue’s Excellence in Teaching Award November 2015

— For AY 2015-2016 (awarded annually)

Purdue’s Department of English Excellence in Teaching Award September 2015

— For AY 2014-2015 (awarded annually)

Introductory Composition at Purdue’s Quintilian Award for Excellence in Teaching August 2015, January 2016
— For Spring 2015, Fall 2015 (awarded each semester)

Introductory Composition at Purdue’s Quintilian Award for Development as a Teacher-Scholar January 2015
— For Fall 2014 (awarded each semester)

awards
Purdue Professional Writing Showcase Instructor IGNITE Session | First Place April 2017

Kneale Award for Rhetoric and Composition | First Place April 2017

Kneale Award for Rhetoric and Composition | Second Place April 2017
Kneale Award for Pedagogy | First Place April 2015

conference presentations
national conferences
(Accepted) “Cunning in Coal Country: Cultivating an Ecological Theory of Mêtis.” Rhetoric Society of America, Minneapolis,
MN. June 2018.

“Towards an Intersectional Theory of Community Engagement.” Conference on Community Writing, Boulder, CO. October
2017.

“Metis as Embodied, Feminist Intervention: Rhetorically Listening to Periods for Pence.” Feminisms and Rhetorics Conference,
Dayton, OH. October 2017.

“Restoring and Engaging Metis: Feminist Frameworks for Graduate Students” Interactive Session. With Beth Towle. Feminisms
and Rhetorics Conference, Dayton, OH. October 2017.

“Utilizing Photovoice on the Ground: Relationships Between Students, Instructors, and Community Partners.” Association of
Teachers of Technical Writing, Portland, OR. March 2017.

“Seeing Community Writing Through Their Eyes: Interrogating the Roles of Students, Instructors, and Community Partners via
Photovoice Reflective Methods.” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Portland, OR. March 2017.

“Through the Shifting Sands of the Modern University: Metis as a Tool for Progress (or Survival).” Thomas R. Watson
Conference, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. October 2016.

“Yakkin’ It Up, Dressin’ It Down: A Critical Social Media Intervention in the FYC Classroom.” Computers and Writing
Conference, University of Wisconsin—Stout, Stout, WI. May 2015.
“Global (Local) Citizens: NNES Students and Civic Engagement.” Thomas R. Watson Conference, University of Louisville,
Louisville, KY. October 2014.

“Civic Engagement Online, in the Classroom: Digital Petitions & Designing Participation.“ Conference on College
Composition and Communication. Downtown Marriot, Indianapolis, IN. March 2014.

“Multifaceted and Unique Writers: How Graduate Student Tutors View Tutees in the Center.” National Conference on Peer
Tutoring in Writing. Berkeley Preparatory School, Tampa, FL. November 2013.

“Pantsuits and Politics: Female Dress as Rhetorical Representation.” Feminisms & Rhetorics Conference. Stanford University,
Stanford, CA. September 2013.

“Please Sign Here: Encouraging Civic Engagement Through Digital Petitions.” Computer Connection, Conference on College
Composition and Communication. The Riviera, Las Vegas, NV. March 2013.

“‘I’m not strange or exotic, I’m just a neighbor that lives down the street’: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Islamic Center of
Greater Cincinnati’s Outreach and Education Program.” Clevenger Undergraduate Honors Conference, Southern States
Communication Association Conference. St. Anthony Hotel, San Antonio, TX. April 2012.

regional conferences
“Learning English in Your Spanish Class.” With Justine Furbeck and Samuel Seeds. East Central Writing Center Association
Conference. Clarion University, Clarion, PA. April 2013.

“‘And you should admit me to your program because…’ Reflections on Student Writing Consultations and the Personal
Statement.” With Scott Whiddon, Lisa Nichols, Thomas Hatton, and Lillie Beiting. Southeastern Writing Center Association
Conference. Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY. February 2012.
local conferences
“Iconographic Tracking as a Means for Community Engagement.” Professional Writing Program Showcase IGNITE
Competition. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. April 2017.

“Toward Sustainable Community Engagement: Researching and Fostering Food Security.” With Erin Cromer and Jonathan
Isaac. Academic Community Engagement Poster Session. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. October 2015.

“Cultivating a Killer C.V.: Talking about Writing Center Experiences.” Kentucky Writing Center Association
Conference. Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky. September 2013.

“Leaps Forward or Bounds Back? The Internet as a Vehicle for Interaction and Activism.” Miami University English Graduate
and Adjunct Association Symposium. Miami University, Oxford, OH. March 2013.

teaching experience
undergraduate courses in professional and technical writing
English 419 | Multimedia Writing (Purdue University) 4 sections

— This course introduces students to fundamental rhetorical theories, principles, and practices of multimedia design,
focusing on theories of digital delivery. In addition to their exploration of new media and multimedia scholarship and
principles, students complete self-guided networked media projects, a remix video, an iconographic tracking research project,
and a client web project at the end of the semester. Central to this course is a focus on public, participatory production and
ethical sharing.

English 420 | Business Writing (Purdue University) 3 sections

— This course teaches students the rhetorical principles and writing practices necessary for producing effective business
letters, memos, reports, and collaborative projects in professional contexts. Students focus on the institutional policies and the
complexities that arise when institutions (or companies, or organizations) work to shift existing protocols, as well as when
these policies are not followed, or simply fail; over the semester, students develop strategies for navigating complex
institutions, and complete a client-based project at the end of the course to put this new understanding to work.

English 420Y | Business Writing Online (Purdue University) 2 sections

— The online version of Business Writing tackles many of the same concerns as the face-to-face section. Students create a
professional portfolio to use for job applications, write a white paper on an issue in their intended field of practice, and work
collaboratively on a proposal to address a shared professional issue that they might face. This iteration of the course features
more explicit discussions about digital communication technologies and collaboration across distances.

English 421| Technical Writing (Purdue University) 1 section

— English 421 is a course designed for students training for professions that require conciseness, clarity, and brevity in
workplace communication. This particular section will focus heavily on the relationship between professionals in technical
fields and the public, as the communication practices between these two groups are fraught with complexities, or more of-
ten, non-existent. Assignments include job documents, emails, memos, instructions and descriptions, recommendation reports,
and usability testing protocols.

graduate courses in rhetoric and composition

English 505 A & B | Teaching College Composition (Purdue University) 4 year-long sections

— The purpose of this course is to prepare incoming instructors to teach writing at the university level. The course focuses
primarily on teaching composition at Purdue University; however, the course also discusses the teaching of writing
throughout the curriculum and the role of writing instruction inside and outside of the university. In addition to small group
mentoring, students cultivate strategies and tools for implementing technology and digital assignments into their classrooms.
undergraduate courses in rhetoric and composition
English 106 | Introductory Composition: Writing About Writing (Purdue University) 2 sections

— The Writing about Writing approach to first-year composition introduces writing as an area of serious academic inquiry,
and encourages students to think more critically about their expectations and practices as they relate to literacy, writing, and
communication at large. Key concepts that drive this course are writing as a process, genre awareness, and visual rhetoric, as
students complete a range of assignments that hone their close reading, primary and secondary research, and design skills.

English 108 | Accelerated Introductory Composition (Purdue University) 1 section

— This course is a fast-paced, writing-intensive course that requires students to engage with complex local issues. English
108 focuses on both traditional academic genres and beyond—students engage more deeply in contemporary, public issues
and ideas in order to write about them for a variety of real-life audiences. Assignments include a literacy self-study, a position
paper, an extended research project, an open-ended remediation of their research project, and a meta-portfolio.

English 111 | Composition and Rhetoric (Miami University) 3 sections

— The first course in a two-semester sequence, English 111 introduces students to an expanded notion of writing, asking
them to consider exactly how meaning is shared across texts of all kinds: traditional essays, newspaper articles, online
petitions, movies, comics, websites, and even mobile applications. Students in this course work with a range of academic and
popular genres, and engage in reflective writing throughout the semester to increase awareness of their growth..

English 112 | Composition and Literature (Miami University) 2 sections

— In this class, students continue to build on the analytical and writing skills developed in English 111, focusing more carefully
on larger bodies of work. This class asks students to delve into cultural theories, as they investigate texts and various
interpretations of these works, gaining insight into how packaging, genre, and other considerations reflect societal values.

additional teaching experience

American Cultures and English 310 | Orientation to American Language and Educational Culture 1 section
(Miami University)

Teaching Assistant for Writing, Rhetoric, & Communication 2012 | Writing Center Theory 1 section
(Transylvania University)

departmental appointments
Technology Mentor | Introductory Composition at Purdue August 2016-Present

— I mentor first-year English department graduate teaching assistants on using technology in the composition classroom to
align with ICaP technology goals, means, and outcomes. Through weekly technology sessions, I demonstrated how to
integrate a range of technology into the first-year composition curriculum, including a focus on assignment design, assessment
of multimodal projects, and lesson planning and implementation. I also hold weekly open office hours for graduate TAs, assist
in the development of future ICaP programming (for example, creating assessment tools like surveys and having
meetings with the Director of Composition), and maintain the official technology mentoring website (link).

editorial experience
Editorial Board Member | Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement October 2017-Present

— Currently serve on the editorial board of the journal that focuses on highlighting undergraduate and graduate students, as
well as faculty, engaged in community engagement work across Purdue’s campuses; mentor several undergraduate students
per year as they write their submissions to the journal.

Index Editor | Rhetoric and Experience Architecture May 2017

— Managed and created index entries for this collection edited by Liza Potts and Michael Salvo, and cross-referenced
indexes with chapters along with Michelle McMullin.
Research and Development Assistant | Technical Communication Today, 6th Edition October 2015-February 2016

— Facilitated textbook revisions, implementing updated examples and a focus on entrepreneurship in technical
communication, and co-authored the Instructor’s Manual with Richard Johnson-Sheehan and Nicholas Marino.

Layout and Design Editorial Assistant | Peitho September 2015-May 2016

— Formatted and designed internal spread for Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 issues, developed InDesign templates for use by
future layout and design editorial assistants, copy-edited Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 issues, and updated Peitho website with
new article PDFs.

workshops & invited talks

“Designing and Building Professional Websites.” GradSEA Professionalization Workshop. Purdue University, West Lafayette,
Indiana. September 2016 and September 2017.

“Surviving Preliminary Exams in Rhet/Comp.” GradSEA Prelims Forum. Purdue University, West Lafayette,
Indiana. January 2017.

Invited Talk, “Working With Community Partners: Some Students’ Views.” With Jonathan Isaac and Trinity
Overmyer. EEE 495: Urban Water Projects. Professor Lindsey Payne. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. February
2016.

“Unit Design.” Purdue University Writing Center Brown Bag Workshop. Purdue University, West Lafayette,
Indiana. October 2015.

Invited Talk, “Gendered Roles in Academia and the Workplace.” WGS 201: Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality
Studies. Professor Nona Landis. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. October 2013.

community engagement partnerships

Grow Local Lafayette February 2017-Present

— Multimedia Writing students worked with Grow Local, a newly-formed urban gardening network, to utilize theories of
digital creation and circulation discussed in class throughout the semester to create public-facing marketing materials, such as
posters, signs, Facebook pages and groups, promotional videos, and the group’s official website. I have continued this
partnership by serving as the Social Media and Marketing Chair for the group, continuing the work that my students began in
the spring.

Tippecanoe County Master Gardener Association August 2016-Present

— After completing the mandatory 45-hour education portion of the program offered through the Tippecanoe County
branch of the Purdue Agricultural Extension, I joined the Association. Responsibilities include writing for the monthly
newsletter, The Garden Beet, taking care of several garden sites in Lafayette and West Lafayette, developing curricula on
gardening and environmental sustainability for area schools and community centers, and participating in continuing education
seminars around the county. I have received the Advanced Master Gardener rank.

Dawn or Doom Conference & Pathmakers Internship Program February 2017-May 2017

— Meshing their interest in emergent technologies and the theoretical framework developed during the semester,
Multimedia Writing students worked with these two programs in order to develop deliverables and suggestions for future
changes to encourage wider circulation of the materials. Deliverables included a dossier for a promotional event, Snapchat
filters and sponsored Instagram posts, and an instructional video for a search platform.

The Anvil February 2017-May 2017

— Students in Multimedia Writing worked with the on-campus, student-led co-working space to develop a more cohesive
public presence for the organization, conducting primary research with members in order to develop a website for their
major annual fundraiser.

Center for Advocacy, Response, and Education Spring 2016

— Business Writing students partnered with the newly established Center for Advocacy, Response, and Education (CARE)
on Purdue’s campus to conduct original research with the Purdue student body and to craft training materials for peer
advocacy programs on topics such as digital sexual harassment, bystander intervention, the role of Greek life in sexual assault
rates, and consent.

Food Finders Food Bank Fall 2015

— Developed training materials for the organization’s new food pantry, including resources for a two hour-long interactive
training workshop for pantry volunteers. These materials were developed after extensive primary research, including
interviews and site observations with other pantries in town.

writing center experience

Content Developer | Purdue Online Writing Lab October 2014-August 2016

— Web Accessibility Statement and Plan (with Daniel Kenzie)

— Sentence Clarity: Nominalizations and Subject Position Web Resource (link)
— Understanding Writing Assignments for ESL Students Web Resource (link)

Graduate Writing Center Consultant | Howe Center for Writing Excellence (Miami University) August 2012-July 2014

Writing Center Consultant | Transylvania University Writing Center January 2011-May 2012

graduate coursework
rhetorical theory & history public rhetorics
Issues in Classical Rhetoric | Thomas Rickert The Public Sphere and Post-Humanism | Nathan Johnson
Issues in Modern Rhetoric | Patricia Sullivan Rhetorics of Engagement and Experience | Jennifer Bay
Issues in Postmodern Rhetoric | Thomas Rickert Minority Rhetorics | Samantha Blackmon
Cultural Rhetorics: Narrative and Storytelling | Patricia Sullivan Rhetorics of Public Spheres | W. Michele Simmons
Rhetoric of Listening | Krista Ratcliffe
Histories and Theories of Rhetoric | James E. Porter
Comparative Rhetoric: Times, Places, and Spaces | LuMing Mao

composition theory & history professional & technical writing

Introduction to Composition Theory | Samantha Blackmon History and Theory of Professional Writing | Patricia Sullivan
Histories and Theories of Composition | Jason Palmeri Rhetoric of Access | Michael Salvo
Issues in Digital Composition | Linh Dich Computers, Language, and Writing | Patricia Sullivan
Issues in Writing Program Administration | John Heyda

second language studies literary theory

World Englishes | Margie Berns Doing Cultural Work: The Public Intellectual in Theory and
English as a Second Language: History, Theory, and Practice | Practice | Madelyn Detloff
Tony Cimasko

research & pedagogical methods

Empirical Research Methods | Patricia Sullivan
Practicum in Teaching Professional Writing | Michael Salvo
Practicum in Teaching First-Year Composition I & II | Bradley Dilger
Theory and Practice of Teaching First-Year Composition I & II | Jason Palmeri
service
national
Reviewer | The Best of Rhetoric and Composition: Essays From Independent Journal Fall 2014

Submission Reviewer for the Cultural Rhetorics Conference | Michigan State University Spring 2014

regional
Guest Co-Editor | East Central Writing Center Association Winter Newsletter February 2014

local
Mentoring Committee Member | Introductory Composition at Purdue August 2016-Present

Graduate Studies Committee Member | Purdue Graduate Student English Association August 2015-May 2017

Visiting Assistant Professor Hiring Committee Member | Purdue Professional Writing Program April 2017

First-Year Graduate Student Representative | Purdue Graduate Student English Association August 2014-May 2015

professional affiliations
National Council of Teachers of English
Coalition of Women Scholars in Rhetoric and Composition
Conference on College Composition and Communication
Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
Sigma Tau Delta National English Honorary Society

industry experience
Subcontracted Technical Writer | Thomas P. Miller and Associates February 2017-April 2017

Camp Director | iDTech Summer Camps April 2015-July 2015

Contributing Writer | Business Lexington August 2011-June 2012

certifications
Advanced Master Gardener (65+ hours of service, 45+ hours of education) February 2018
Tippecanoe County Master Gardener Association & Purdue Agricultural Extension

Safe Zone Training July 2016
LGBTQ Center | Purdue University

Green Zone Training July 2016

Office of Veteran’s Success | Purdue University

references
Dr. Patricia Sullivan Dr. Jennifer Bay Dr. Michael Salvo
Professor of English Associate Professor of English Associate Professor of English
Director of Rhetoric and Composition Purdue University Director of Professional Writing
Purdue University jbay@purdue.edu Purdue University
sullivanatpurdue@gmail.com salvo@purdue.edu