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Interdisciplinary Studies

Faculty and Staff Directory

Directors

Blakesley, David

Blakesley, David

Professor of Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design; Campbell Chair in Technical Communication; Interim Director RCID

Courses: Histories of Rhetoric, RCID Studio I and II, Rhetoric of Cinema, Technical Writing, Kenneth Burke and Rhetorical Theory
Email: dblakes@clemson.edu
Office: 616 Strode
Phone: (765)-409-2649

Interests: rhetorical theory, history of rhetoric, digital and visual rhetorics, print and digital publishing, innovation and entrepreneurship, film theory and production, book design, technical communication, computers and writing, digital humanities.


Cooper, Sarah, Ph.D.

Cooper, Sarah, Ph.D.

Principal Lecturer, Interim Director Women’s Leadership

Courses: Women in Global Perspective, Gender Equity, The Lesbian Continuum, Theories of Gender and Sexuality, Senior Seminar: Social Change, WE Lead
Email: scoope5@clemson.edu
Office: 256 B Sirrine

Interests: Lesbian Studies, Queer Theory & Studies, Rhetorics of Identity, Feminist Rhetorics, Archives


Roland, L. Kaifa, Ph.D.

Roland, L. Kaifa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Director of Global Black Studies

Email: lroland@clemson.edu
Office: 127 Hardin Hall
Phone: 864-656-2584


Smith, John, Ph.D.

Smith, John, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer, Director of World Cinema

Courses: ENGL 4500: Film Genres; ENGL 4520: Great Directors; ENGL 4510: Film Theory and Criticism; ENGL 3670: Introduction to Film
Email: johnsm@clemson.edu
Office: 256D Sirrine Hall
Phone: 864-656-1532

Interests: Adaptation Industry, Genre, Melodrama, Reception Studies


Faculty

Barattoni, Luca, Ph.D.

Barattoni, Luca, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, World Cinema

Courses: Italian Cinema, Popular Culture
Email: lbaratt@clemson.edu
Office: 303 Strode


Beck, Katalin

Beck, Katalin

Senior Lecturer

Courses: Technical Writing, Business Writing, World Literature
Email: kbeck@clemson.edu
Office: 604 Strode

Interests: Technical and Business Writing; Global and Cross-cultural Communication; Online Collaboration


Fisk, Ashley S

Fisk, Ashley S

Principal Lecturer

Courses: Technical and Business Communication and Service Learning
Email: cowden2@clemson.edu
Office: 514 Strode


Green, LaCresha

Green, LaCresha

Senior Lecturer

Courses: English 3040: Business Writing; English 1030: Composition and Rhetoric
Email: lacresg@clemson.edu
Office: 502 Strode

Interests: Rhetoric of Divine Spaces; Rhetoric and Mortality; Rhetoric, Language, and Culture in U.S. Villages; and the Rhetoric of Identities


Martin, Greg, MA, MBA

Martin, Greg, MA, MBA

Lecturer, Professional Communication and Information Design

Email: mgreg@clemson.edu
Office: Sirrine Clemson, SC 29634


Matheson, Laurianne

Matheson, Laurianne

Lecturer

Email: lauriap@clemson.edu
Office: Strode 516


McDevitt, Meredith

McDevitt, Meredith

Lecturer, Women’s Leadership

Email: mgmcdev@clemson.edu
Office: 256G Sirrine Hall Clemson, SC 29634


Paxton-Wilson, Nancy

Paxton-Wilson, Nancy

Senior Lecturer

Email: npaxton@clemson.edu
Office: 302 Strode

Interests: 17th and 18th Century British Lit, Critical Prison Studies, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing, STS Science/Technology in Society


Perpich, Diane, Ph.D.

Perpich, Diane, Ph.D.

Professor Women's Leadership

Email: dperpic@clemson.edu
Office: 256C Sirrine Hall
Phone: 864-656-1532

Interests: Phenomenology, Ethics, Feminist Theory


Rader, Nicholas, Ph.D.

Rader, Nicholas, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Professional Communication and Information Design

Courses: Professional Communication and Information Design, Technical Writing, Business Writing, FYC
Email: nrader@clemson.edu
Office: 240 Sirrine Hall, Clemson, SC

Interests: Disability rhetoric, narrative architecture, histo-cartography, professional communication and information design, CRT, veteran studies, and rhetorics of war


Randall, Philip D

Randall, Philip D

Principal Lecturer

Courses: English 3150: Science Writing; English 1030: Composition and Rhetoric; STS 1010
Email: randal3@clemson.edu
Office: 302 Strode


Skrodzka, Aga

Skrodzka, Aga

Associate Professor of World Cinema

Courses: Film Theory and Criticism; Sexuality and the Cinema; Alterity and Difference on Screen; The Essay Film
Email: askrodz@clemson.edu
Office: 712 Strode
Phone: 864-656-3151

Interests: Film and Media Theory, Feminist Thought, Erotics of Screen, Political Economy of the Visual Commons, Transnational Cinemas


Sokolow, Sam

Sokolow, Sam

Lecturer, WCIN

Email: ssokolo@clemson.edu
Office: 256 Sirrine


Valenzuela Jones, Mark, M.F.A.

Valenzuela Jones, Mark, M.F.A.

Lecturer, Professional Communication and Information Design

Courses: ENGL 3040: Business Writing, World Cinema 3570: Film
Email: mvj@clemson.edu
Office: 256 Sirrine Clemson, SC 29634


Retired and Emeritus Faculty

Katz, Steven B.

Katz, Steven B.

Emeritus Faculty - Interdisciplinary Studies

Courses: Ethics in Technical Communication; Rhetoric, Poetry, and Science
Email: skatz@clemson.edu


Staff

DeLong, Jennifer

DeLong, Jennifer

Program Coordinator

Email: delong2@clemson.edu
Office: 256 Sirrine
Phone: 864-656-2584


Monroe, Tonya C

Monroe, Tonya C

Fiscal Analyst, Interdisciplinary Programs

Email: tonyam@clemson.edu
Office: 256 Sirrine Hall
Phone: 864-656-1532


Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
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