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Current students in the Composition, Rhetoric, and English Studies (CRES) program at the
University of Alabama are working towards either M.A. or Ph.D. degrees. We have come
from different parts of the country and the globe, and we are engaged in a range of projects.
CRES ALUMNI
are employed in academic positions in community colleges, four-year institutions, universities, and law schools
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Kedra James
Hometown: Itta Bena, Mississippi;
B.A.: Tougaloo College;
M.A. Kansas State University;
Ph.D.; The University of Alabama (expected 2013);
Areas of interest: composition pedagogy, basic and developmental
writing, literacy studies, technology and writing, African American
English, and technical writing;
Dissertation title: First-Year Writing Programs at Historically Black
Colleges and Universities
CONGRATULATIONS Kedra James, Ph.D.! Dissertation successfully defended: March 12, 2013.
Joining the tenure-track faculty at North Carolina Wesleyan College as Assistant Professor of English.
Amanda Stevens
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio;
B.A. The College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio;
M.A.: The University of Alabama (2010);
Ph.D.; The University of Alabama (expected 2014);
Areas of interest: Visual rhetoric, rhetorical theory, cultural studies,
and composition pedagogy
Erin Chandler
Hometown: Jemison, Alabama;
B.A. Auburn University;
M.A.: The University of Alabama;
Ph.D.: The University of Alabama (expected 2015);
Areas of interest: Historiography, religious rhetoric (especially
in the South), social movements, cultural studies (especially imprisonment
and punishment discourse), and technical and professional communication
Syreeta Lyons-Burns
Hometown: Eunice, Louisiana;
B.A. Wiley College, Marshall, TX;
M.A. Clark-Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA;
Ph.D.: The University of Alabama (expected 2015);
Areas of interest: Technological pedagogy, composition pedagogy, writing centers,
basic and developmental writing, and ESL writing
Michael Johnson
Hometown: West Salem, OH;
B.A. Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH;
M.A.: The University of Alabama;
Areas of interest: first-year and advanced instruction, writing centers,
composition pedagogy
CONGRATULATIONS Michael Johnson, M.A.! M.A. successfully completed: May 2012.
Joining the Ph.D. program in Rhetoric and Composition at Ohio University (Athens, OH),
fall 2012
Jennie Vaughn
Hometown: Jacksonville, AL;
B.A. Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL;
M.S.Ed., Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL;
Ph.D., The University of Alabama (expected 2015);
Areas of interest: composition pedagogy, technology and writing, writing centers
Allen Harrell
Hometown: Jackson, AL;
B.A. Universisty of South Alabama, Mobile, AL;
M.A. The University of Alabama;
Areas of interest: community-colleges and the non-traditional student,
composition pedagogy, and rhetorical theory
CONGRATULATIONS ALLAN HARRELL, M.A.! M.A. successfully completed: April 2012.
Instructor, Alabama Southern Community College
Mary Payne
Hometown: Ozark, AL;
B.A.: Troy University, Dothan, AL;
M.A. The University of Alabama;
Ph.D.; The University of Alabama (expected 2016);
Areas of interest: composition pedagogy, community colleges and
non-traditional students, professional and technical writing
Andy Currie
Hometown: Fayette, AL;
B.A.: Mississippi University for Women;
M.A. The University of Alabama (expected 2013);
Areas of interest: community literacy, regional linguistics, portable
technology and literacy/reading habits
Collyn Warner
Hometown: Shelby, NC;
B.A.: Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC;
M.A. The University of Alabama (expected 2013);
Areas of interest: feminist rhetoric, gender studies, global rhetoric,
political rhetoric, cultural studies, literacy inequalities, and
professional writing.
Stephanie Parker
Hometown: Decatur, AL;
B.A. Auburn University, Auburn, AL;
M.A. The University of Alabama;
Ph.D. The University of Alabama (expected 2017);
Areas of interest: composition pedagogy, writing centers, basic and
developmental writing, repetition in literature, rhetoric and philosophy,
and aesthetics
Donna Branyon
Hometown: Berry, AL;
B.A.: The University of Alabama;
M.A. The University of Alabama (expected 2014);
Areas of interest: freshman composition, writing centers, and technical writing
Khirsten Echols
Hometown: Memphis, TN;
B.A.: Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS;
M.A. The University of Alabama (expected 2014);
Areas of interest: language, literacy and culture studies; African-American
literature and language; and composition pedagogy
Joseph Santoli
Hometown: Kansas City, MO;
B.A.: Truman State University, Kirksville, MO;
M.A. The University of Alabama (expected 2014);
Areas of interest: composition pedagogy, technical writing, and rhetorical
theory
Margaret Holloway
Hometown: Mobile, AL;
B.A.: The University of Alabama;
M.A. The University of Alabama (expected 2014);
Areas of interest: composition pedagogy, technical writing,
writing and technology, and social identity communication
Heather Johnson
Hometown: Dothan, AL;
B.A.: Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL;
M.A. The University of Alabama (expected 2014);
Areas of interest: the rhetoric of suffering in autobiographical
narratives and composition pedagogy
CRES panel at the 2013 Conference on College Composition and Communication.
L to R: Ellie Isenhart, Keri Mathis, Professor Michelle Robinson, and Jennie Vaughn.
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