Romeo García portrait
  • Assistant Professor, Writing and Rhetoric Studies

Professional Service

  • The Writing Center Journal. Role: Editor. Editor. 01/04/2021 - present
  • Open Words: Access and English Studies. Role: Member. Editorial Board. 01/01/2020 - present
  • Latinx Writing and Rhetoric Studies . Reviewer. 01/01/2020 - present
  • The Writing Center Journal. Reviewer. 01/01/2020 - present
  • Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis. Reviewer. 01/01/2020 - present
  • Coalition for Community Writing. Role: Member. Advisory Board of the Coalition for Community Writing. 01/01/2020 - present
  • Rhetoric Society Quarterly. Role: Reviewer. Reviewer. 01/01/2020 - present
  • Utah State University Press. Reviewer. 12/09/2019 - present
  • Conference on College Composition and Communication. Member. 12/09/2019 - present
  • Conference on College Composition and Communication. Role: Member. Gloria Anzaldua Rhetorician Award Committee. 01/01/2019 - present
  • Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric. Book Review Editor. 01/01/2018 - present
  • National Conference of Teachers of English. Role: Reviewer. Stage 1 Reviewer (General). 12/18/2017 - present
  • Open Words: Access and English Studies. Role: Reviewer. Reviewer. 12/04/2017 - present
  • Oxford University Press. Role: Reviewer. Reviewer. 11/27/2017 - present
  • Conference on College Composition and Communication. Role: Member. Task Force on Social Justice. 08/07/2017 - present
  • Conference on College Composition and Communication. Role: Stage 1 Reviewer. Stage 1 Reviewer. 01/02/2017 - present
  • National Conference of Teachers of English (Rainbow Strand). Role: Stage 1 Reviewer (Rainbow Strand). Stage 1 Reviewer (Rainbow Strand). 01/02/2017 - present
  • Cultural Rhetorics Conference. Role: Stage 1 Reviewer. Stage 1 Reviewer. 01/04/2016 - present
  • Studies of Writing and Rhetoric Series. Role: Digital Editor. Digital Editor. 01/04/2016 - present

Internal Service

  • Graduate Committee. member, 01/11/2021 - present. Department service.
  • Executive Committee. member, 01/11/2021 - present. Department service.
  • Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Chair, 01/01/2020 - present. Department service.
  • First-Year Writing Committee. Member, 01/01/2020 - present. Department service.
  • Curriculum Committee. Member, 01/01/2020 - present. Department service.
  • Member (Graduate Committee). 12/09/2019 - present. College service.
  • Member (Ad Hoc Graduate Committee). 08/05/2019 - present. Department service.
  • Member (Awards Committee). 08/05/2019 - present. Department service.
  • Member (Search Committee). 08/05/2019 - present. Department service.
  • Faculty Learning Community on Inclusive Teaching. 08/06/2018 - present. University service.
  • Diversity Task Force. 08/06/2018 - present. College service.
  • Anti-Racism Task Force. Member, 12/04/2017 - present. University service.

Honors & Awards

  • 2021 Presidential Leadership Fellowship. University of Utah, 01/11/2021
  • 2020 Rising Star in the Humanities Award. College of Humanities (University of Utah), 08/25/2020
  • 2020 CCCC Outstanding Book Award in the Edited Collection Category . Conference on College Composition and Communication, 01/27/2020
  • Conference on College Composition and Community. 2019-2020 Research Initiative Grant, 01/27/2020
  • “Forum on the Future of Comparative, Postcolonial, and Decolonial Work.” . College of Humanities Conference Funding, 12/18/2019
  • “Symposium on Inter-Institutional Transfer and Writing Centers.” . College of Humanities Conference Funding, 12/18/2019
  • CCCC Memorial Chair Award. Conference on College Composition and Communication, 03/01/2016
  • Lauer Award. Rhetoric Society of America, 03/02/2015
  • Scholars for the Dream Travel Award. Conference on College Composition and Communication, 03/04/2013
  • Syracuse University Fellowship. Syracuse University, 01/01/2013
  • National Conference of Teachers of English Conference Early Career Teacher of Color Award of Distinction. National Conference of Teachers of English , 03/05/2012
  • National Conference of Teachers of English Conference Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award. National Conference of Teachers of English , 03/05/2012