Melissa Faulkner, Assistant Professor of Technical Communications
Biography
Melissa Faulkner, Assistant Professor of English, joined CU’s Language and Literature department in 2007 after earning her Ph.D. in Composition and Rhetoric from Miami University of Ohio. She teaches Basic English, Composition, Advanced Composition, Introduction to Literature, and a variety of Technical and Professional Communication (TPC) courses. Dr. Faulkner’s areas of specialty include classical rhetoric, working-class rhetoric, research methods, and Writing-Across-the -Curriculum. She is currently researching and publishing on the topics of online composition, student transitions from two-year to four-year institutions, preparing students to write across the curriculum, and allowing faith in the secular composition classroom.
Contact Information
- via e-mail
- phone: 937.766.7582
- office: Williams Hall 104
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Interests
- Writing
- Reading
- High School and college football
- Boating
- Cooking
- Gardening
- Being outdoors
Education
- Ph.D. in Composition and Rhetoric from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
- M.A. in Composition and Rhetoric from Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio
- B.A. in Political Science and Technical and Professional writing from Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio