Year Admitted: 2020
Bio:
My research explores the transformative impact of digital cancer support groups on self-advocacy and empowerment. I examine how online platforms encourage participants to blend personal experiences with medical information, fostering mutual understanding and respect without the pressure to persuade. Using invitational rhetoric as a framework, I analyze how these communities support individual agency and contribute to reshaping public discourse on women’s health. In addition to my research, I am committed to first-year composition pedagogy. I served as the Graduate Assistant Director of English 100 for two years, where I supported and mentored new instructors, creating an inclusive, student-centered environment that values rhetorical engagement and empowers students in their writing journey.
Interests:
Rhetoric of Health and Medicine, Disability Feminist Digital Research, Community-Engaged Research, Ethnographic Methodologies, Narrative Medicine, Rhetorical Partnerships
Degree(s)
BA, University of Missouri-Columbia
MFA, Lindenwood University
MAT, Lindenwood University
MA, University of Missouri-St. Louis