Faculty

Our diverse faculty come from a variety of backgrounds and teach courses in discourse, rhetoric, and genre analysis. Click their names to go to their Department Profiles.

Dr. Richard Batteiger, Program Director

Dr. Batteiger specializes in Composition and Rhetoric along with Nature and Environmental Writing.

Dr. Ron Brooks, Assistant Professor

Dr. Brooks's interest areas include Rhetoric and Composition, Argumentation, and Situated Literacies.

Dr. An Cheng, Assistant Professor

Dr. Cheng specializes in Genre Theory, Professional Writing, English for Specific Purposes, and Linguistics.

Dr. Rebecca Damron, Assistant Professor

Dr. Damron's areas of interest include Discourse Analysis, Writing Across the Curriculum/In the Disciplines, and Linguistics

Dr. Lynn Lewis, Assistant Professor

Dr. Lewis is the newest member of the Professional Writing and Rhetoric Faculty. She will join the OSU faculty in Fall 2009.