Margaret S. Morris
255 Bessey Hall
434 Farm Ln
East Lansing, MI 48824
FacultyWriting, Rhetoric, and CulturesFirst Year WritingProfessional and Public Writing
Assistant Professor
Biography
My primary role at MSU is a teaching role. I engage my students in a variety of activities to situate them as new scholars in a community engaged in knowledge creation. I teach them to question, reflect (on a wide range of data), and present their outcomes clearly.
Research Areas
Writing & Well-being, Collaboration, History of Rhetoric, Salon Movements, Editing/Editorial Roles, Travel & Epistolary Writing
Education
BA in Journalism, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
MA in English, Writing Concentration, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
PhD in Rhetoric and Composition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Courses
WRA 101: Writing as Inquiry
WRA 150H: Writing: The Evolution of American Thought Honors
WRA 195H: Writing as Inquiry Honors
WRA 333: Writing in Corporate Contexts
WRA 370: Grammar and Copyediting
WRA 471: Rhetoric of Grammar