Thesis Projects

MA Theses in English (Rhetoric and Composition)

This is a selected list of the most recent thesis projects. Additional projects can be found under the English Theses section of Scholarworks

2017

Emily Nicole Kimbell

“For the Elevation of Women”: Recovering the Lost Voices of College Temple, 1853-1889

Chair—Dr. Lynee Lewis Gaillet; Readers: Dr. Elizabeth Lopez and Dr. Mary Hocks

2016

Jennifer Carter

On The Local Level: Rethinking Grammar and The Role of Editing in Writing Centers

Chair—Dr. Michael Harker; Readers: Dr. Ashley Holmes, Dr. Mary Hocks

Jessica Rose

The Rhetoric of the iPhone: A Cultural Gateway Of Our Transforming Digital Paradigm

Chair—Dr. Mary Hocks; Readers: Dr. Michael Harker and Dr. George Pullman

2014

Robert Manfredi

NeuroRhetoric(s) and NeuroComposition: Foundational Questions for Future Research

Chair—Dr. George Pullman; Readers: Dr. Elizabeth Lopez and Dr. Michael Harker

Jimisha I. Relerford

“The New Negro Teaches Writing: G. David Houston’s Activist Rhetoric at Howard University.

Chair—Dr. Michael Harker; Readers: Dr. Lynee L. Gaillet and Dr. Mary B. Zeigler

Matthew Sansbury

Emergent Disciplines and Cultural Divisions: Melvin Kranzberg’s “Laws of Technology” and New Humanities

Chair—Dr. Lynee Lewis Gaillet; Readers: Dr. Mary Hocks, and Dr. Elizabeth Lopez

2013

Lauren E. Alford

Is Pinterest Really Killing Feminism?

Chair—Dr. Mary Hocks; Readers: Dr. Elizabeth Lopez and Dr. George  Pullman

Benjamin H. Austin

A Plain Apology: Teaching Plain Style in First-Year Composition

Chair—Dr. Malinda Snow; Readers: Dr. Lynee Lewis Gaillet and Dr. George Pullman

Frederick A. Cole III

Migrating Ministry: New Media Literacy And Christian Communication

Chair—Dr. Elizabeth Lopez; Readers: Dr. George Pullman and Dr. Michael Harker

Kelly Elmore

Staff Management in the Writing Center: Theoretical and Practical Preparation for Administrators

Chair—Dr. Michael Harkert; Readers: Dr. Lynee Lewis Gaillet and Dr. Ashley Holmes

Andrea Judy

Cyborg in the Mirror: Embodiment in Video Games

Chair—Dr. Mark Hocks; Readers: Dr. Ashley Holmes and Dr. Michael Harker

Marissa Nolan

The Rhetoric of Queer: Subverting Heteronormative Social Institutions and Creating New Meaning

Chair—Dr. George Pullman; Readers: Dr. Elizabeth Lopez and Dr. Melissa McLeod