Dr. Ryan Skinnell

COURSES

San José State University (2015-present)

Graduate

ENGL 298: Special Study: Histories & Theories of L2 Writing
ENGL 298: Special Study: Kenneth Burke’s Rhetorical Theory
ENGL 298: Special Study: Postmodern Rhetorics of Race & Ethnicity
ENGL 298: Special Study: Rhetoric, Narrative, & New Media
ENGL 298: Special Study: Rhetorical Theory
ENGL 298: Special Study: Rhetorical Traditions of the Near & Middle East
ENGL 298: Special Study: Rhetorics of Race, Gender, & Sexuality
ENGL 298: Special Study: Writing Pedagogy & Program Administration
ENGL 259: Seminar in Composition Studies
ENGL 257: Seminar in the History of Rhetoric

Undergraduate

ENGL 190: Honors Seminar: Rhetorics of American Feminisms
ENGL 180: Individual Studies: Chicanx Rhetorical Traditions
ENGL 157: Topics in Rhetorical Analysis
ENGL 105: Seminar in Advanced Composition
ENGL 2: Critical Thinking & Writing
ENGL 1A: First-Year Writing
ENGL 1AFS: Stretch English
Early Start English 1004: Exploring College Writing [online]

Curriculum Development

ENGL 157: Topics in Rhetorical Analysis
ENGL 158: Global Rhetorics (GE, Area 3)

University of North Texas (2011-2015)

Graduate

ENGL 5900: Independent Study (Composition & Writing Program Histories)
ENGL 5550: Studies in Teaching Composition
ENGL 5310: Studies in Rhetorical Theory

Undergraduate

ENGL 4230: Special Topics (Institutional Rhetorics)
ENGL 4200: Modern Rhetorical Theory
ENGL 4160: Advanced Expository Writing
ENGL 3200: Rhetorical History & Historiography
ENGL 1311: Honors Composition

Curriculum Development

Contributed to redesigning and expanding undergraduate curriculum for Rhetoric & Writing concentration in UNT’s English major.

Arizona State University (2007-2011)

ENG 394: Special Topics (What is English? English Studies in History)
ENG 102: First-Year Composition, Forms of Argumentation
ENG 101: First-Year Composition, Intro to Critical Reading & Writing
WAC 101 Stretch: Introduction to Academic Writing

California State University, Northridge (2005-2007)

ENG 155: Freshman Composition
PHIL 305: Business Ethics

TEACHING INTERESTS

Writing and Rhetoric (all levels)
Histories of Rhetoric & Composition
Composition Theory
Rhetorical Theory
Writing Pedagogy

TEACHING RECOGNITION

Finalist, 2023 Excellence in Higher Education Awards: Fostering Inclusivity, Pearson Education, 2024

Commendation for Pedagogical Use of Special Collections, “Bureaucracy: A Love Story,” Friends of the UNT Libraries Board, 2015

Recognized Teacher, UNT’s “Thank a Teacher” Program, 2012, 2014

ASU Devils’ Advocates Award for Teaching Excellence, 2008

STUDENT SUPERVISION

Supervisor, Independent Post-Doc, Dr. Arshad Mehmood, phonology, NUML-Islamabad

Director, Research Assistantship, Olivia Lee, Hitler’s Rhetoric

Director, Research Assistantship, Jillian Murphy, Rhetoric’s Demagogue | Demagoguery’s Rhetoric

External Member, Dissertation Committee, Kiara Walker, PhD in Rhetoric & Writing, Univ. of Texas at Austin

Chair, MA Thesis Committee, Irma Garcia, MA in English, SJSU

Member, 8 MFA thesis committees, SJSU

Member, 1 MA thesis committee, SJSU