Research Summary

I am interested in rhetorical constructions of subjectivity, particularly as manifested in both K-12 and higher educational settings. I am also interested in education policy and reform, student empowerment discourse, and student-driven education programs. My previous research focused on popular culture representations of domestic violence, particularly in film, through a feminist/critical studies lens.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, English, Westminster College
• Master of Science, Communication, University of Utah. Project: Thesis - Domesticating Violence: Rhetorics of Domestic Violence in American Popular Culture
• PhD, Communication, University of Utah . Project: Interpreters of Time, Architects of (Educational) Destiny: Youth Subjectivity and Agency at a Nontraditional High School