St. John's University

Faculty Member, Rhetoric, Communication and Theatre

Director, St. John's University Debate Society

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

About

My primary research interest is argumentation as studied from the perspective of rhetoric. I am trained as a rhetorician, and seek to understand the rhetorical distinctions between the discourses we label "poetry," "argumentation," "rhetoric," and "debate."

I am also a rhetorical critic and theorist, working primarily with the writings of the Beat Generation and the ideas of Kenneth Burke.

I study the pedagogy of rhetoric and argumentation, primarily in the teaching of intercollegiate debate. I direct the Debate Program at St. John's, which competes nationally and internationally in the British Parliamentary style of debating.

I find my research interests moving toward how we practice being a subject in and of a discourse that we co-create with others. I think debate is invaluable for practicing this.

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