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The RPC faculty at Iowa State is unusually large with research interests extending to all major areas of rhetorical theory, composition pedagogy, and professional practice.
Composition theory, research, pedagogy; critical literacy; critical technological literacy; and qualitative research methodology
Rhetorical criticism and theory; religious discourse; pedagogy
Gendered/feminist rhetorics; activist rhetorics/pedagogy; rhetorics of peace/war; digital and multimodal writing; writing across the curriculum/writing in the disciplines; rhetorical history and theory; disability studies
Rhetorical theory and history; communicating science to public audiences; argumentation
Digital humanities; new media theory and practice; user experience (UX) design; multimodal/media communication; medieval rhetoric
Visual communication in professional writing, literature, and visual art
Visual and material rhetorics, rhetorical theory, public space and public memory studies, feminist theory and criticism, contemporary women's speeches and oral communication pedagogy.
Visual rhetoric; proposal writing; pedagogy in professional communication
Writing across the curriculum; international writing instruction; genre theory; cultural-historical activity theory; history of rhetoric in education
Rhetorical theory; new media studies; web design; content management; history of publishing; cultural studies/critical theory; usability, user-centered and user experience design
Composition theory and pedagogy, with particular interest in motivation for writing and shaping ideas in writing; genre theory; multigenre/multi-modal discourse
Organizational communication, workplace bullying, work-life negotiation, workplace dignity, narrative, hope, sustainability, and qualitative methodology.
Oral communication across the curriculum; the role of oral communication in learner-centered classrooms, reflective learning, and adult learning
The intersection of science, technology, culture, and rhetoric; using ethnographic methods to study places and groups that surround technical problems/issues
Cultural studies, particularly on the distinctions between high and low culture and rustic and urban culture; country music; gender
Interpersonal communication; workplace relationships; and business communication
Modern and contemporary fiction; literary criticism and theory; rhetoric and rhetorical theory
Interpersonal communication; social decentering and communication adaptation; human communication theory; interpersonal relationship development
Public speaking; public address; 19th century women's oratory