I am an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Saint Louis University, where I am also a research fellow in the Walter J. Ong, SJ, Center for Language, Media and Culture. Additionally, I direct the Computer Assisted Instruction Lab. I earned my Ph.D in Rhetoric and Composition at Purdue University. My primary area of research and teaching is rhetorical theory and composition, with specializations in technical and professional communication, new media and public rhetoric.