Future Members
If your college or department offers doctoral studies in Rhetoric and Composition, you are invited to enroll your program in the Consortium of Doctoral Programs in Rhetoric and Composition. If interested, please complete the membership form and email it as an attachment to Jim Ridolfo (ridolfo at gmail dot com).
Executive Committee Members
- Chair: Jim Ridolfo (University of Kentucky)
- Associate Chair: Laura Micciche (University of Cincinnati)
- Assistant Chair: Cristina Ramirez (University of Arizona)
- At Large Members: Erin Frost (East Carolina University) and Kellie Sharp-Hoskins (New Mexico State University)
- Graduate Student Rep: Tomas Guerrero (Old Dominion University)
- Membership Coordinator / Treasurer: position vacant (no more yearly dues for Consortium membership!)
- Cross-Generational Liaison: Louise Phelps (Old Dominion University)
- Assessment Task Force: position vacant
- Archivist: position vacant
Current Members
To update your institution’s information, please contact Jim Ridolfo.
| University of Alabama, PhD English, Concentration in Composition, Rhetoric, and English Studies | Box 870244 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Representative: Amber Buck and Amy Dayton Program Profile |
| Arizona State University, PhD in Writing, Rhetorics & Literacies | Arizona State University Box 870302 Tempe, AZ 85287-0302 Phone: 480.965.3168 Representative: Mark Hannah |
| University of Arizona, PhD in Rhetoric Composition, and the Teaching of English | P.O. Box 210067 445 Modern Language Building Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone: 520.621.3371 Representative: Cristina Ramirez |
| Ball State University, PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition concentration | Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306 Phone: 765.285.8580 Fax: 765.285.3765 Representative: Rory Lee |
| Bowling Green State University, PhD in Rhetoric and Writing | Department of English Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403 Phone: 419.372.8107 Representative: Daniel Vincent Bommarito |
| University of California, Davis, PhD with Designated Emphasis in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies | University Writing Program One Shields Avenue University of California, Davis Davis, CA 95616 Phone: 530.752.6283 Fax: 530.752.5013 Representative: Dana Ferris Alternate Contact: Carl Whithaus |
| University of California, Irvine, PhD in English, Graduate Study in Rhetoric and Composition | Department of English 435 Humanities Instructional Bldg. University of California Irvine, CA 92697 Phone: 949.824.7397 Representative: Daniel Gross |
| University of California, Santa Barbara, PhD emphasis in Writing Studies | UCSB Writing Program 1521 South Hall University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9490 Phone: 805.893.7543 Representative: Karen Lunsford |
| Carnegie Mellon University, PhD in Rhetoric | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 Phone: 412.268.2850 Representative: James Wynn |
| Case Western Reserve University, Writing History & Theory, Doctoral Project Emphasis | Case Western Reserve University 11112 Bellflower Road Cleveland, OH 44106-7117 Phone: 216.368.6924 Fax: 216.368.4367 Representative: Kimberly Emmons |
| University of Central Florida, Texts & Technology PhD | College of Arts & Humanities 4000 Central Florida Blvd. P.O. Box 161990 Orlando, FL 32816-1990 Phone:407.823.4454 Representative: TandT@ucf.edu |
| University of Cincinnati, PhD Concentration in Rhetoric and Composition | Department of English & Comparative Literature 248 McMicken Hall University of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH, 45221 Phone: 513.556.5924 Representative:Laura Micciche |
| City University of New York (CUNY), PhD in English, Composition Theory and Rhetoric area of study | 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016-4309 Phone: 212.817.7000 Representative: Sondra Perl |
| Clemson University, Transdisciplinary PhD: Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design | 711 Strode Tower Clemson, SC 29634 Phone: 864.656.5394 Representative: Cynthia Haynes |
| University of Connecticut, PhD in English | University of Connecticut Unit 4025 Storrs, CT 06269-4025 Phone: 860.486.3167 Fax: 860.486.1530 Representative: Brenda Brueggemann |
| East Carolina University, PhD in Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication | East Carolina University 2201 Bate Building Greenville, NC 27858-4353 Phone: 252.328.6041 Representative: Matthew Cox |
| Florida State University, PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition specialization | 405 Williams Building Tallahassee, FL 32306-1580 Phone: 850.644.4230 Fax: 850.644.0811 Representative: Michael Neal |
| Georgia State University, PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition concentration | MSC 8R0322 33 Gilmer Street SE, Unit 8 Atlanta, GA 30303-3088 Representative: Ashley Holmes Program Profile |
| Illinois State University, PhD in English Studies, Specialization in Rhetoric, Composition, and Technical Communication | Illinois State University Department of English Normal, IL 61790-4240 Phone: 309-438-3667 Representative: Angela M. Haas |
| University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, PhD in English, Concentration in Writing Studies | University of Illinois 608 South Wright Street 210 English Building Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 217.333.2391 Representative: Paul Prior |
| Indiana University, PhD with concentration in Rhetoric | Indiana University 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave. 442 Ballantine Hall Bloomington, IN 47405-7103 Phone: 812.855.8224 Representative: Robert Terrill Alternate Contact: John Schilb |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PhD in Composition & TESOL | Indiana University of Pennsylvania Humanities & Social Sciences Building 506A 981 Grant St Indiana, PA 15705 Phone: 724-357-2261 Fax: 724-357-2265 Representative: Sharon Deckert |
| Iowa State University, PhD in Rhetoric and Professional Communication | 203 Ross Hall Ames, IA 50011-1201 Representative: Jo Mackiewicz |
| University of Kansas, PhD from BA in Rhetoric and Composition; PhD in English, specialization in Rhetoric and Composition | 1445 Jayhawk Blvd, 3001 Department of English University of Kansas Lawrence KS 66045 Phone: 785.864.2567 Fax: 785.864.1159 Representative: Amy J. Devitt Alternate Contact: Mary Jo Reiff |
| Kent State University, PhD in Rhetoric and Composition: Literacy, Rhetoric, and Social Practice | Kent State University PO Box 5190 Kent, OH 44242-0001 Phone: 330.672.2676 Representative: Pamela Takayoshi |
| University of Louisiana, Lafayette, PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition specialization | P.O. Box 44691 221 Griffin Hall Lafayette, LA 70504 Phone:337.482.6906 Email: english@louisiana.edu Representative: James McDonald |
| Louisiana State University, PhD in English, emphasis in Rhetoric, Writing & Culture | Louisiana State University 260 Allen Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225.578.2236 Fax: 225.578.4129 Representative: Lillian Bridwell-Bowles |
| University of Louisville, PhD in Rhetoric and Composition | 2211 South Brook University of Louisville Bingham Humanities 315 Louisville, KY 40292 Phone: 502.852.0505 Fax: 502.852.4182 Representative: Stephen Schneider |
| University of Maryland, College Park, PhD in English | 2119 Tawes Hall University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD 20742 Phone: 301.405.3809 Representative: Jessica Enoch |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD in English, Emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric | University of Massachusetts Bartlett Hall Amherst, MA 01003 Phone: 413.545.2925 Representative: Donna LeCourt Program Profile |
| University of Memphis, PhD in English with Concentration in Composition Studies and Professional Writing | University of Memphis Department of English 467 Patterson Hall Memphis, TN 38152 Phone: 901.678.2651 Fax: 901.678.2226 Representative: Will Duffy Alternate Contact: Loel Kim |
| Miami University, PhD in Composition and Rhetoric | 356 Bachelor Hall Oxford, OH 45056 Phone: 513.529.7530 Representative: Michele Simmons |
| University of Michigan, Joint PhD Program in English and Education | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003 Phone: 734.763.6643 Fax: 734.615.6524 Representative: Anne Ruggles Gere |
| Michigan State University, PhD in Rhetoric & Writing | Michigan State University Department of Writing, Rhetoric & American Cultures 434 Farm Lane, 235 Bessey Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517.355.2400 Fax: 517.353.5250 Representative: Benjamin Lauren |
| Michigan Tech University, PhD in Rhetoric, Theory, and Culture | 1400 Townsend Drive Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931 Representative: Abraham Romney |
| University of Minnesota, PhD in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication | Department of Writing Studies 214 Nolte Center 315 Pillsbury Drive S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455 Phone: 612.624.3445 Fax: 612.624.3617 Representative: Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch |
| University of Mississippi, PhD in English | University of Mississippi Department of Writing and Rhetoric Lamar Hall, Third Floor University, Mississippi 38677-1848 Phone: 662.915.2121 Fax: 662.915.2122 Representative: Robert Cummings Alternate Contact: Alice Myatt |
| University of Missouri, Columbia, PhD in English, Emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition | University of Missouri-Columbia 107 Tate Hall Columbia, MO 65211-1500 Phone: 573.882.6421 Fax: 573.882.5785 Representative: George Justice |
| University of Nebraska, PhD in Composition & Rhetoric | 202 Andrews Hall Lincoln, NE 68588-0333Phone: 402.472.1861 Fax: 402.472.9771 Representative: Debbie Minter |
| University of Nevada, Reno, PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition Emphasis | Reno, NV 89557-0031 Phone: 775.784.6689 Fax: 775.784.6266 Representative: Cathy Chaput |
| University of New Hampshire, PhD in English, Composition Studies specialization | 95 Main Street University of New Hampshire Hamilton Smith Hall Durham, NH 03824-3574 Phone: 603.862.3981 Representative: Cristy Beemer |
| University of New Mexico, PhD in English | Humanities 267 Albuquerque, NM 87131 Phone: 505.277.6347 Representative: Susan Romano |
| New Mexico State University, PhD in Rhetoric and Professional Communication | PO Box 30001 MSC 3E Las Cruces, NM 88003 Phone: 505.646.3931 Representative: Kellie Sharp-Hoskins |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, PhD in English (concentration in Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy) | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill CB# 3520 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3520 Phone: 919.962.6920 Fax: 919.962.3520 Representative: Todd Taylor |
| University of North Carolina, Greensboro, PhD in English, with Rhetoric and Composition Specialization | P.O. Box 26170 University of North Carolina, Greensboro 132A McIver Building Greensboro, NC 27402-6170 Phone: 336.334.5311 Fax: 336.334.3281 Representative: Hephzibah Roskelly |
| North Carolina State University, PhD in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media | CRDM Program, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Campus Box 8101 NC State University Raleigh, NC 27695-8101 Phone: 919.515.2220 Fax: 919.515.9419 Email: crdm_phd_prog@ncsu.edu Recruiting Director: Adriana de Souza e Silva |
| North Dakota State University, PhD in English: Rhetoric, Writing and Culture | Department of English Dept 2320, Box 6050 Morrill 219A North Dakota State University Fargo ND 58108-6050 Phone: 701.231.7143 Fax: 701.231.1047 Representative: Gary Totten Representative: Miriam Mara |
| Northern Illinois University, PhD in English | Department of English, Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 Phone: 815.753.6602 Fax: 815.753.0606 Representative: Jessica Reyman |
| Ohio State University, PhD in English | Ohio State University 164 West 17th Avenue 421 Denney Hall Columbus, OH 43210 Phone: 614.292.6065 Fax: 614.292.7816 Representative: Jonathan Buehl Program Profile |
| Ohio University, PhD in English, Concentration in Rhetoric and Composition | Ohio University 360 Ellis Hall Athens, Ohio 45701Phone: 740.593.2838 Fax Number: 740.593.2832 Representative: Talinn Phillips Alternate Contact: Paul Jones |
| University of Oklahoma, PhD in English, specialization in Composition/Rhetoric/Literacy | 113 Gittinger Hall Norman, OK 73019-0240 Phone: 405.325.4661 Fax: 405.325.0831 Representative: Kathleen Welch |
| Old Dominion University, PhD in English, emphasis in 1) Literary & Cultural Studies, 2) Rhetoric, Writing & Discourse Studies, 3) Technology & Media Studies, and 4) Student-Design | Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529-0078 Phone: 757.683.6875 Fax: 757.683.3241 Representative: Kevin DePew |
| Penn State University, PhD in English | 117 Burrowes Bldg University Park, PA 16802-6200 Phone: 814.863.3069 Fax: 814.863.7285 Representative: Cheryl Glenn |
| University of Pittsburgh, PhD in Composition: Literacy, Pedagogy, and Rhetoric | 526 Cathedral of Learning University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Phone: 412.624.6549 Fax: 412.624.6639Contact: Annette Vee Alternate Contact: Jean Ferguson Carr |
| Purdue University, PhD in Rhetoric & Composition | 500 Oval Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2038 Representative: Thomas RickertProgram Profile |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, PhD in Communication and Rhetoric | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 Eighth Street Troy, NY 12180-3590 Phone: 518.276.6467 Fax: 518.276.4092 Representative: June Deery |
| University of South Carolina, PhD in English, Emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric | Humanities Office Building University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 Phone: 803.777.4203 Fax: 803.777.9064 Representative: Christy Friend |
| University of South Florida, PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition concentration | University of South Florida 4204 East Fowler Ave, CPR-107 Tampa, FL 33620 Phone: 813.974.0109 Fax: 813.974.2270 Representative:Member Profile |
| Southern Illinois University, PhD in English, Emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric | Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901-4503 Phone: 618.453.6848 Representative: Lisa McClure |
| Stony Brook University, PhD in English, Advanced Certificate in Teaching Writing | Graduate Studies Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-5350 Phone: 631.632.7390 Representative: Peter H. Khost |
| SUNY, Albany, PhD in English, Concentration in Writing Practices: Poetics, Rhetorics, Technologies | 1400 Washington AveHumanities 334 Albany, NY 12210 Phone: 518.442.4056 Fax: 518.442.4599 Representative: Laura Wilder Representative: Jennifer Greiman |
| Syracuse University, PhD in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric (CCR) | 240 Huntington Beard Crouse Hall Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244 Phone: 315.443.5146 Fax: 315.443.1220 Representative: Eileen Schell |
| University of Tennessee, PhD in English: Rhetoric, Writing, and Linguistics | 301 McClung Tower University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996-0430 Phone: 865.974.5401 Fax: 865.974.6926 Representative:Member Profile |
| Texas A & M University, College Station, PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition emphasis | Graduate Program Blocker 224, Mailstop 4227 College Station, TX 77843-4227 Phone: 979.845.9836 Fax: 979.862.2292 Representative: Sally Robinson |
| Texas A & M University, Commerce, PhD in English | Department of Literature and Languages Texas A&M University-Commerce Commerce, TX 75429 Phone: 903.886.5264 Fax: 903.886.5980 Representative: Shannon Carter |
| University of Texas, Austin, PhD in English, Rhetoric concentration | University of Texas, Austin 1 University Station, B5500 Austin, TX 78712-0200Representative: Linda Ferreira-Buckley |
| Texas Christian University, PhD in Rhetoric and Composition | Department of English TCU Box 297270 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX 76129 Phone: 817.257.6242 Representative: Carrie Leverenz Program Profile |
| University of Texas, El Paso, PhD in Rhetoric and Composition | 500 W. University Ave, Hudspeth Hall The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 79968 Phone: 915.747.5199 Fax: 915.747.6214 Representative: Lucia Dura Alternate Contact: RWS Assistant DirectorsProgram Profile |
| Texas Tech University, PhD in English, Technical Communication and Rhetoric specialization | Texas Tech University P.O. Box 43091 Lubbock, TX 79409-3091 Phone: 806.742.2501 Fax: 806.742.0989 Representative: Christiana Christofides Studies (Program Profile |
| Texas Woman’s University, PhD in Rhetoric | P.O. Box 425829, Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX 76204 Phone: 940.898.2347 Fax: 940.898.2297 Representative: Lou Thompson Alternate Contact: Dundee Lackey |
| University of Utah, PhD in Writing and Rhetoric Studies | University of Utah 255 S. Central Campus Dr. Rm. 3700 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Phone: 801.585.3974 Representative: Jenny Andrus |
| Utah State University, Technical Communication and Rhetoric | Utah State University Department of English 3200 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3200 Phone: 435.797.2733 Fax: 435.797.3797 Representative: Jared S. Colton Alternative Contact: Rebecca Walton |
| Virginia Tech, PhD in Rhetoric and Writing | Virginia Tech 181 Turner St. NW 323 Shanks Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061-0112 Phone: 540.231.7759 Fax: 540.231.5692 Representative: Kelly Pender |
| University of Washington, PhD English Literature and Language, Rhetoric area | University of Washington Box 354330 Seattle, WA 98195-4330 Representative: Gail Stygall |
| Washington State University, PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition concentration | Washington State University PO Box 645020 Avery Hall 202 Pullman, WA 99164-5020 Phone: 509.335.2581 Representative: Mike Edwards |
| Wayne State University, PhD in English, Composition concentration | The College of Liberal Arts 2226 Faculty Admin. Bldg. Detroit, MI 48202 Phone: 313.577.2514 Fax: 313.577.8971 Representative: Jeff Pruchnic |
| University of Wisconsin, Madison, Ph.D. in English, Specialization in Composition-Rhetoric | University of Wisconsin 600 North Park Street 7195 Helen C. White Hall Madison, WI 53706 Phone: 608.263.3751 Fax: 608.263.3709 Representative: Morris Young Representative: Michael Bernard-Donals |
| University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, PhD in English, Concentration in Rhetoric and Composition | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Department of English P.O. Box 413 Milwaukee, WI 53201 Phone: 414-229-6625 Representative: Shevaun Watson |
| George Mason University, PhD in Writing and Rhetoric | George Mason University English Department, MSN 3E4 4400 University Drive Fairfax VA 22030 Phone: 703-993-2465 Representative: Douglas Eyman |
| Oklahoma State University, PhD in English | Oklahoma State University Department of English 205 Morrill Hall, Stillwater, OK Phone: 405-744-9474 Representative: Dr. Lynn C. Lewis |
| University of Illinois at Chicago, PhD in English Studies, Concentration in Rhetoric & Composition | University of Illinois at Chicago Department of English 601 S. Morgan St., 2027 UH, Chicago, IL 60607 Phone: (312) 413-2200 Representative: Ralph Cintron Alternate representative: Victoria Bolf |
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