People
Faculty
Cristy Beemer
Title
Education
- Ph.D. English (concentration, Composition and Rhetoric) Miami University. Expected May, 2008
- M.A. English, State University of New York at New Paltz, 2002
- B.A. English, State University of New York at New Paltz, 2000
- B.A. Liberal Arts, Hofstra University, 1993
Teaching Interests
- First-Year Composition 111 and 112 (in the traditional classroom and the English Department’s new laptop
digital classroom)
- Honors English 101
- Advanced Composition
- Introduction to Early English Literature to 1600
Research Interests
- Rhetoric
- Early modern rhetoric and literature
- Feminist administration
- Writing across the curriculum
Selected Publications
- “Making the Rhetorical Sell: WAC Entrepreneurs in the School of Business” with Sarah Bowles and Lisa Shaver.
Accepted for Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture. 9.1 (Winter 2009).
- “‘Where Else Should Feminist Rhetoricians Be?’ Leading a WAC Initiative in a School of Business”
with Kate Ronald and Lisa Shaver. Performing Feminism and Administration in Rhetoric and Composition Studies. Eds. Krista Ratcliffe
and Rebecca Rickly. Under contract with Hampton Press. Forthcoming 2007.
Web Publications
- “At Your Service: Teaching Rhetoric in a Business School Writing Center” with Sarah Bowles and Lisa Shaver.
Praxis: An Online Writing Center Journal. 3.1 (Fall 2005). http://projects.uwc.utexas.edu/praxis
Grants & Awards
- Miami University English Department Outstanding Teaching Award, 2007
- Sinclair Dissertation Fellowship, Miami University, Spring 2006
- Program Development Grant, Richard T. Farmer School of Business, Miami University, Summer 2005.
