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Budor Al-Zahrani, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), King Abdulaziz University

  • BA, English, King Abdulaziz University

Areas of Scholarship

  • Educational Policy and Applied Linguistics, with research interests in the areas of:

    • Language Use

    • L2 Acquisition

    • Language, Learning, and Teaching

photo of Jem AshtonJem Ashton, MA Student

Previous Schools

  • BS, Writing & Rhetoric Studies, University of Utah

  • Certificate of Book Arts, University of Utah

Areas of Scholarship

  • Writing Pedagogy

  • Material Rhetoric

  • Queer Rhetoric

photo of Tiffany BarneyTiffany Barney, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, Theoretical Linguistics, University of Utah

  • BA, English Major and Linguistics Minor, University of Utah

  • AS, General Studies, Salt Lake Community College

Areas of Scholarship

  • Writing Assessment & Placement

  • Digital Pedagogy & GenAI

  • Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods

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Jessica Begay, MA Student

Previous Schools

  • BA, Writing & Rhetoric Studies, University of Utah

Areas of Scholarship

  • Indigenous Rhetorics

  • Decolonial Rhetorics

  • American Indian Rhetorics

photo of Luz CarreñoLuz Carreno, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • BA, Sociology, Utah State University

  • MA, Public Policy & Social Research with specialization in Peace Studies, International Christian University

Areas of Scholarship

  • Decolonial Rhetoric

  • Rhetorical Space

photo of Mitzi CeballosMitzi Ceballos, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, English, Washington State University

  • BA, English, Boise State University

Areas of Scholarship

  • Decolonial/Postcolonial Studies

  • Archival Studies

  • (Im)Migration Rhetorics

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Aubrey Fochs, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • ME, Higher Education Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 

  • BA, English Professional Writing & Publishing, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 

  • BA, Religious & Literary Studies, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 

Areas of Scholarship

  • Ethos

  • Trauma-Informed Pedagogy

  • Narratives of Sexual Violence

photo of John GordonJohn Gordon, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MS, Information Systems & Business Analytics, University of Utah

  • BA, English, University of Utah

  • BS, Computer Science, Weber State University

Areas of Scholarship

  • Code Studies

  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)

  • Data Analytics & Visualization

photo of Mitzi CeballosMitzi Ceballos, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, English, Washington State University

  • BA, English, Boise State University

Areas of Scholarship

  • Decolonial/Postcolonial Studies

  • Archival Studies

  • (Im)Migration Rhetorics

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Jennifer Greenlee, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, English, Weber State University

  • BA, English, Weber State University

  • BA, Communication, Weber State University

Areas of Scholarship

  • Rhetoric of Disability and Neurodiversity

  • Rhetoric of Medicine

  • Legal Rhetoric

photo of Yuan (Stella) GuYuan (Stella) Gu, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MEd, English Language Teaching, Yunnan Normal University

  • B.B.A., Human Resource Management, Hunan, University of Technology

Areas of Scholarship

  • Second Language Writing

  • Digital and Multilingual Writing

  • Writer Identity and Agency

photo of Mitzi CeballosLisa Harris, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, American Literature, Brigham Young University

  • BA, English, Brigham Young University 

Areas of Scholarship

  • Feminist Rhetoric

  • Rhetoric in the Disciplines

  • Writing Program Administration

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Bekki Hood, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • BA English, Arizona State University

  • MA, English, Brigham Young University

  • MCOUN, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Idaho State University

Areas of Scholarship

  • Rhetorics of Motherhood

  • Feminist Rhetorics

  • Mental Health Rhetoric Research (MHRR)

photo of Shamsul IslamShamsul Islam, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, English, University of North Dakota

  • MA, English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

  • BA Honors, English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Areas of Scholarship

  • Writing Program Administration

  • Multilingual Writing and Translingualism

  • Digital Rhetorics, AI-Supported Writing, and Multimodality

  • Scientific and Technical Communication

photo of Zachary JonesZachary Jones, MA Student

Previous Schools

  • BA, English, Brigham Young University - Idaho

Areas of Scholarship

  • Rhetoric of Misinformation/Disinformation
  • Digital Rhetoric
  • Digital Literacy

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Keolanani Kinghorn, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, English Literature and Rhetoric, Weber State University
  • BA English, Brigham Young University, Hawaii
  • BA, Music, Brigham Young University, Hawaii

Areas of Scholarship

  • Decolonial Rhetoric

photo of the U statueAlice Lopez-Haute, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, English, University of Utah
  • BA, English, University of Utah

Areas of Scholarship

  • Digital Rhetorics

photo of Rachel LottRachel Lott, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, Early British Literature, Brigham Young University 

  • BA, English, Brigham Young University 

Areas of Scholarship

  • Literacy and Identity 

  • Higher Education for Incarcerated Populations 

  • Digital Literacy/Digital Divide 

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Joseph Mayaki, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, English Literature, University of Ibadan
  • BA English Arts, University of Ibadan

Areas of Scholarship

  • Digital Health Platforms
  • Rhetoric of Health 
  • Medicine Medical Humanities

photo of Keith McDonaldKeith McDonald, MA Student

 

photo of Muath QadousMuath Qadous, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • BA, Mass Communication, University of Utah
  • AA, General Studies, SLCC

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Kobe Rathsavong, MA Student

Previous Schools

  • BA, History, University of Utah
  • BA, Writing & Rhetoric Studies, University of Utah
  • AA, History, Salt Lake Community College
  • AA, General Studies, Salt Lake Community College

Areas of Scholarship

  • Decolonia Rhetoric
  • Refugee Rhetoric

photo of Mat SillitoMat Sillito, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, English, University of Utah

  • BA, English, Utah Valley University

Areas of Scholarship

  • Drug Rhetorics

  • Epideictic Rhetorics

  • Care-based Pedagogies

photo of Mohi UddinMohi Uddin, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA English (Cultural Studies), University of Arkansas

  • MA, English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

  • BA, English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Areas of Scholarship

  • Digital Rhetoric

  • Cultural Rhetoric

  • Writing Pedagogy

 

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Yang (Lotus) Yu, PhD Student

Previous Schools

  • MA, International Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University

  • BA, Broadcast Journalism, Communication University of China

Areas of Scholarship

  • Feminist Rhetoric

photo of Zarek ZengFanzhuojun (Zarek) Zeng, MS Student

Previous Schools

  • BA, Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)

Areas of Scholarship

  • L2 Writing in Chinese and English

  • Language Testing and Assessment (with a Focus on Writing Tasks)

 

 

Last Updated: 1/28/26