Skinnell, Ryan
Appointments
Chair, Department of English & Comparative Literature
Director, First-Year Writing Program
Co-Director, Adobe Center of Excellence
Professor of Rhetoric & Writing
Education
PhD in English (Rhetoric, Composition, & Linguistics), Arizona State University, 2011
MA in English (Rhetoric & Composition Theory), California State Univ., Northridge, 2007
BA in English (minor in History), University of California, Santa Barbara, 2001
Research
I am an expert in political rhetoric and popular discourse, which means I study how people argue about politics in public.
Teaching
Writing and Rhetoric (all levels)
Histories of Rhetoric & Composition
Rhetorical Theory
Composition Theory
Writing Pedagogy
Contact
email: Ryan.Skinnell@sjsu.edu
web: https://www.ryanskinnell.com/
office: Faculty Office Bldg. 111
phone: 408-924-4207