People

IDS Core Faculty

Todd Anderson Associate Professor Email: tdander@clemson.edu Office: 256G Sirrine Hall Phone: 256G Sirrine Hall

Luca Barattoni, Ph.D. Associate Professor of World Cinema and Visual Rhetorics Film Philosophy; Cinema and the Anthropocene; Biopolitics and the Visual; Video Games and Popular Industries Email: lbaratt@clemson.edu Office: Daniel 330D

David Blakesley Professor of Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design; Campbell Chair in Technical Communication 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. Email: dblakes@clemson.edu Office: 616 Strode Phone: (765)-409-2649

Tharon Howard Professor, Professional Communication & Information Design Program Director Email: tharon@clemson.edu Office: 617 Strode

Eddie Lohmeyer Assistant Professor Email: elohmey@clemson.edu Office: 256F Sirrine Hall Phone: 256F Sirrine Hall

Lisa Melonçon, Ph.D. Department Chair and Professor Email: lmelono@clemson.edu Office: 205 Strode Tower

Diane Perpich, Ph.D. Professor Women's Leadership Phenomenology, Ethics, Feminist Theory Email: dperpic@clemson.edu Office: 256C Sirrine Hall Phone: 864-656-1532

L. Kaifa Roland, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Global Black Studies Email: lroland@clemson.edu Office: 252 Sirrine Hall Phone: 864-656-2584

Aga Skrodzka Professor of Film and Media Studies Film and Media Theory, Feminist Thought, Erotics of Screen, Political Economy of the Visual Commons, Transnational Cinemas Email: askrodz@clemson.edu Office: 712 Strode Phone: 712 Strode

Kathryn Wiley Assistant Professor Race, Class, Gender, Wealth, Families Email: kbwiley@clemson.edu Office: 252 Sirrine Hall Phone: 252 Sirrine Hall

Emeritus Faculty

Cynthia Ann Haynes Professor Emeritus Rhetoric, Composition, Critical Theory, Games Studies, Violence, Terrorism and Conflict Email: texcyn@clemson.edu

Jan Rune Holmevik Associate Professor Digital creativity and literacies, information design, digital transformation Email: jholmev@clemson.edu

Steven B. Katz Emeritus Faculty - Interdisciplinary Studies Email: skatz@clemson.edu

Victor Vitanza Emeritus Faculty - English; Founding Director of the RCID program (2005); Fellow, Rhetoric Society of America Email: sophist@clemson.edu

RCID STUDENTS

George Abraham crisis communications, human/AI agent interactions Email: gabrah2@clemson.edu

Bahareh Brittany Alaei Chora, participatory pedagogy, post-conflict rhetoric, electracy Email: balaei@clemson.edu

Joy Amponsah rhetorics of science, critical race theory, composition pedagogy, Digital and visual media, human computer interaction Email: amponsah@clemson.edu

Seyedehzahra Aslieramsadati design, film studies, visual rhetoric Email: saslier@clemson.edu

Victoria Banks interactive narrative design, videogame script writing, multimodal composition and rhetoric, creative writing Email: vbanks2@clemson.edu

Derick Burgin rhetoric of science, rhetoric of health & medicine, biomedical ethics, science fiction Email: dburgin@clemson.edu

Robynn Butler visual rhetoric, design, digital publishing Email: robynnb@clemson.edu

Fran Chapman ageism, religious rhetorics, sports rhetorics, Southern linguistics Email: fcsmith@clemson.edu

Emily Crum collective memory, trauma, anti-colonial and postcolonial theory, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic film and television, rhetoric of artificial intelligence and robots Email: crum@clemson.edu

Leoncia Cruz sense of place, science communication, rhetorics of nature Email: leoncic@clemson.edu

Emily Danuser first-person narratives and their influence on the perception of agency, mediation, and religious rhetoric Email: edanuse@clemson.edu

Jessica Delgado Rhetorics of Memory, Rhetoricity of Arrangement in Place, Collective and Cultural Memory Texts Email: delgad4@clemson.edu

Paige Dhyne WAC/writing instruction, information literacy, science literacy, science communication, scientometrics, rhetorics of libraries, and rhetorics of sustainability (advocacy and education) Email: pdhyne@clemson.edu

Jaquial Durham Educational leadership and administration, Southern prison culture, African American history and culture of Clemson University and Clemson, South Carolina Email: jaquial@clemson.edu

Justin Shay Easler digital rhetorics, digital narratives, video game design, digital spaces, socialization in VR Email: Jeasler@clemson.edu

Jude Enete usability studies, user experience, cultural studies, innovation and technology, human-computer interaction, technical communication Email: jenete@clemson.edu

Angela Fabbri persuasion and influence, artificial intelligence, interpersonal communication, media Email: ahfabbr@clemson.edu

Galen Faison kairos of literature, creative writing, hashtag activism and rhetoric as a tool to bridge culture Email: gfaison@clemson.edu

John Falter prose style, classical rhetoric, persuasion psychology, folk rhetorics, and multi-modal composition Email: jfalter@clemson.edu

Amie Flanagan film studies, visual rhetoric, feminist theory, digital publishing, and history Email: amief@clemson.edu

Dominique Francisco political and religious rhetoric, social activism, critical race theory, anti - LGBTQ+ rhetoric in religion Email: dkf@clemson.edu

Michelle Barry Franco gender and communication, women's studies in communication, teen girls & communication Email: franco3@clemson.edu

Hanna Gilreath data analytics, feminist rhetorics in STEM, composition theory Email: hgibson@clemson.edu

Cassandra Headden Film studies, visual rhetoric, feminist theory, design Email: Cheadde@clemson.edu

Taylor Henry preservation, spatial rhetoric, object-oriented ontology and advocacy journalism Email: thenry4@clemson.edu

McClain Hermes rhetorical theory, communication theory, feminist theory, disability rights and activism, and LGBTQ+ studies Email: lhermes@clemson.edu

Shantell Hinton-Hill Black feminism, womanist theology, afro-futurism, sacred rhetoric, Black folklore Email: shanteh@clemson.edu

Mike Ledbetter music history/musicology, Latin-American culture/history, African-American culture/history Email: mbledbe@clemson.edu

Elizabeth Link Mimesis, Rhetorics of Media, Electracy Email: elink@clemson.edu

Julia Longaker Crisis Communications, Professional Communications, Healthcare Rhetoric Email: jlongak@clemson.edu

Amy Maciel risk and crisis communication, media portrayal, renewal messaging Email: amaciel@clemson.edu

Lucy Manley feminist rhetorics, pedagogy Email: lbmanle@clemson.edu

M. Tiffany Messer-Bass migration and refugee narratives, censorship in American public and school libraries, ethics of censorship, community rhetorics in third places, nationality and identity juxtapositions Email: mmesser@clemson.edu

Andrew Moore political rhetoric, media discourse, communication technologies Email: acmr@clemson.edu

Brittney Nix-Crawford digital rhetoric, digital visual media, critical cultural communication, feminist theory and the intersection with race, racism in journalism Email: bnixcra@clemson.edu

Madison Norder Victorian literature, feminist rhetoric, gothic literature, and pedagogy Email: manorde@clemson.edu

Andy Notbohm transmedia / cross-media / multi-media storytelling, media effects Email: anotboh@clemson.edu

Felix Terngu Nyikwagh digital humanities, cultural rhetoric, usability studies, risk communication, and film studies Email: fnyikwa@clemson.edu

Andrew Okai film rhetoric, digital and visual rhetoric, multimedia production, electracy, media studies, religious rhetoric, African cinema Email: aokai@clemson.edu

William Ordeman border rhetorics, ecology, disinformation, big history, narration, doxa, interactionality Email: wordema@clemson.edu

Janis Palma rhetorical theory, rhetoric of social justice, rhetorical ethnography, communication and culture Email: jpalma@clemson.edu

Holland Perry Russian language and translation, cultural and linguistic anthropology, technical writing, information design, rhetorics of disability, rhetorics of addiction, rhetorics relating to health in military and government, documentary filmmaking, unreliable narrators, storytelling Email: hollant@clemson.edu

Emily Shelton Poole political rhetorics and misinformation, affective embodiment, and neurorhetorics Email: espoole@clemson.edu

Jessica Reeher critical rhetorics, feminist rhetoric, rhetorical representation in popular culture, social justice Email: jreeher@clemson.edu

Jessie Reynolds-Clay intersectional feminist studies, reproductive rhetorics, queer theory, fat studies, and pedagogy Email: jclay3@clemson.edu

Molly Riddell digital rhetorics, political campaigns, and rhetorics of identity and difference Email: mcridde@clemson.edu

Lane Riggs Migration and diaspora studies; border rhetorics; nationalist identity; and digital rhetorics. Email: laner@clemson.edu

Dave Rochlin Electracy, technology and business ethics, impact narratives, rhetoric of collaboration Email: drochli@clemson.edu

Rebecca Rea Ross Feminist critical theory, rhetorics of religion, rhetorics of conspiratorial thought, pedagogy, intersectional/constellating rhetorics Email: rsross@clemson.edu

Don Russell rhetorics in classical theatrical texts, communication & information design in arts organizations Email: dtrusse@clemson.edu

Anne Salces Nedeo Critical theory, continental philosophy, rhetorics of difference and oppression, rhetorics of identity and memory, social justice, and art. Email: asalces@clemson.edu

Meena Mahabir Seabrook Caribbean animation, digital rhetoric, cultural representation, edutainment, digital media and learning Email: mmahabi@clemson.edu

Steven Sheffield Disinformation, Social Media Narrative Propagation, Pedagogy of Open Source Intelligence, Alternative Data Usage Email: ssheffi@clemson.edu

Kris Smith data visualization rhetoric, visual narrative, sports rhetorics, data storytelling, digital literacy, visual communication, sports and gender rhetorics, digital and visual rhetorics Email: ksmit34@clemson.edu

Brennan Stebbins information design for news, rhetorics of media, digital and visual media, information literacy, media discourse, data analytics, interactive media Email: bstebbi@clemson.edu

Meghan Sweet Comparative Rhetorics, Critical Theory, Phenomenology, Contemplative Pedagogy, Histories of Rhetoric Email: sweet6@clemson.edu

Harrison Taylor emerging and digital media, film studies, visual rhetoric, rhetoric and composition Email: htaylo8@clemson.edu

Christian Taylor rhetoric of religion, Burkean rhetorical theory Email: ctayl28@clemson.edu

Cecily Rouse Timmons semiotics, edusemiotics, philosophy of education, identity studies, constitutive rhetoric, social marketing, nonprofit communications, and information design Email: cecilyt@clemson.edu

Amy Tobin Political rhetoric, religious rhetoric, social inequalities, racial injustice, educational pedagogies, educational inequalities, political communication, digital rhetorics Email: aftobin@clemson.edu

Ashlyn Walden accessibility, universal design, & user-centered design; online literacy instruction, online writing instruction, digital design Email: acwalde@clemson.edu

Brittanny Walker African-American rhetoric, early childhood Email: blw6@clemson.edu

Melissa Wellborn data visualization, information design, digital learning theory, technical and professional writing Email: welbor4@clemson.edu

Jeff Wheeler rhetorics of value, composition theory, rhetorics of opera/fine art, rhetoricity of human psychology in digital information/digital art Email: jwheel2@clemson.edu

Gabrielle Wilkosz cross-cultural rhetorics, first-year writing & composition studies, post-apocalyptic literature Email: gwilkos@clemson.edu

David Williams World cinema, play-writing/screenwriting, collaboration, social justice. Email: dgwilli@clemson.edu

Conchetta Willis Afrocentricity Theory, multicultural theory and education, qualitative research that includes focus groups Email: conchew@clemson.edu

Anna Victoria Wong critical discourse analysis on propaganda vs resulting public opinion Email: annaviw@clemson.edu

Nicci Wooley information design, visual rhetoric, and digital media Email: adwoole@clemson.edu

Shih Yu Wu New Materialist approach to rhetoric; Buddhist rhetoric; Comparative rhetoric Email: shihyu@clemson.edu

Taylor Wyatt disability rhetorics, mad rhetorics, rhetorics of health and body, and social justice Email: tjwyatt@clemson.edu