Rhetoric & Writing Studies
Purna [Surname]
Scholar of [rhetoric, writing studies, and — one phrase naming your research focus]. I completed my PhD in Rhetoric and Writing Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso in [2026], where my dissertation examined [one plain-language sentence about the dissertation].
At a glance — for search committees
- Degree
- PhD, Rhetoric & Writing Studies, The University of Texas at El Paso, [2026]
- Dissertation
- “[Dissertation title]” — directed by [Advisor name]
- Research areas
- [Area 1] · [Area 2] · [Area 3]
- Teaching
- [N] semesters of first-year composition and [other courses] at UTEP
- Publications
- [N] peer-reviewed articles — see the list
- Contact
- hello@purna.online · references available on request
Selected publications
- [Surname], P. ([Year]). [Article title]. [Journal Name], volume, [pages]. https://doi.org/xxxx
- [Surname], P. ([Year]). [Chapter title]. In [Editor] (Ed.), [Book title] (pp. [pages]). [Publisher].
Teaching
I have taught [first-year composition, technical writing, and …] at [The University of Texas at El Paso], with a teaching approach grounded in [one phrase — e.g., accessible, translingual, community-engaged pedagogy].
Currently
On the [2026–27] academic job market for tenure-track and postdoctoral positions in rhetoric, composition, and writing studies.