Kayla Sparks
Degree and Focus Area
PhD, Rhetoric and Composition
Previous degrees/universities
MA, Arkansas Tech University; MAT, Southern Arkansas University
Areas of interest and expertise
Composition Theory; Feminist Rhetorics; Pedagogy; Others
Describe your graduate research and its purpose/applications
I am still working on articulating my research interests, but I am deeply interested in individualized writing processes, especially invention heuristics.
Publications
“Family Food.” Textual Overtures 3.1 (2015): pp 23-35. (Creative Nonfiction)
Honors and offices
New Graduate Instructor Representative to the Composition Committee (2016-2017)
Conference presentations
“They’re Funny so it’s Okay: Shaping a Feminist Dialogic Through the Rhetoric of Comedic Memoir.” Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. Seattle, Washington, 2016.
“Unmanned Helicopter: The Reactionary Rise of the Dystopian Heroine in the Age of Helicopter Parenting.” South Central Modern Language Association. Nashville, Tennessee, 2015.
“Rebooting Education: Using Popular Culture to Meet the Common Core State Standards.” Southwest Popular and American Culture Association Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2014.
Why TCU English?
I chose TCU English because of the alignment with my own research and interests. I wanted the opportunity to work with faculty concerned with and dedicated to the multifaceted responsibilities of academe. I felt my split dedication to both continued learning/research and teaching was not only welcomed here, but would be cultivated and nurtured.
What does WBH RSA mean to you?
WBH RSA is my first opportunity to academically fellowship with other scholars interested in rhetorical study, rhetorics, and writing. More pragmatically, it means the chance to learn more about the field in which I hope to work. It affords me further opportunity to network with other professionals both within my own program and in the RSA generally.
PhD, Rhetoric and Composition
Previous degrees/universities
MA, Arkansas Tech University; MAT, Southern Arkansas University
Areas of interest and expertise
Composition Theory; Feminist Rhetorics; Pedagogy; Others
Describe your graduate research and its purpose/applications
I am still working on articulating my research interests, but I am deeply interested in individualized writing processes, especially invention heuristics.
Publications
“Family Food.” Textual Overtures 3.1 (2015): pp 23-35. (Creative Nonfiction)
Honors and offices
New Graduate Instructor Representative to the Composition Committee (2016-2017)
Conference presentations
“They’re Funny so it’s Okay: Shaping a Feminist Dialogic Through the Rhetoric of Comedic Memoir.” Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. Seattle, Washington, 2016.
“Unmanned Helicopter: The Reactionary Rise of the Dystopian Heroine in the Age of Helicopter Parenting.” South Central Modern Language Association. Nashville, Tennessee, 2015.
“Rebooting Education: Using Popular Culture to Meet the Common Core State Standards.” Southwest Popular and American Culture Association Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2014.
Why TCU English?
I chose TCU English because of the alignment with my own research and interests. I wanted the opportunity to work with faculty concerned with and dedicated to the multifaceted responsibilities of academe. I felt my split dedication to both continued learning/research and teaching was not only welcomed here, but would be cultivated and nurtured.
What does WBH RSA mean to you?
WBH RSA is my first opportunity to academically fellowship with other scholars interested in rhetorical study, rhetorics, and writing. More pragmatically, it means the chance to learn more about the field in which I hope to work. It affords me further opportunity to network with other professionals both within my own program and in the RSA generally.
