Dr.
Jessie Blackburn
Assistant Professor of English
Division of Communication and the Arts |
Contact Information:
jbb35@pitt.edu
814-362-7522
211B Swarts Hall
Degrees and Credentials:
Ph.D.
Composition, Rhetoric and Literacy,
University of Arkansas
2010
M.A.
English Education,
Appalachian State University
2000
M.A.
Appalachian Studies,
Appalachian State University
1999
B.A.
English,
Brenau Women's University
1997
Academic Focus:
Dr. Blackburn teaches courses in composition, rhetoric, literature, digital media and feminist theory and texts.
Short Bio:
Dr. Blackburn joined the faculty at Pitt-Bradford in fall 2010. Prior to that, she was the assistant writing program administrator for advanced composition at the University of Arkansas.
Research, Accomplishments, and Publications:
Dr. Blackburn's research interests include 21st century English education, rhetorical criticism, digital media studies, writing program administration, feminist composition theories, and writing as resistance and social practice. Her most recent publiclations appear in the Journal of International Women's Studies, Computers and Composition, Composition Forum, and Harlot: A Revealing Look at the Arts of Persuasion.
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