Future Members

If your college or department offers doctoral studies in Rhetoric and Composition, you are invited to enroll your program in the Consortium of Doctoral Programs in Rhetoric and Composition. If interested, please complete the membership form and send it to Janice Lauer at:

Janice Lauer
Department of English
Purdue University
W. Lafayette, IN 47906
jmlauer@purdue.edu

Current Members

To update your institution's information, please contact Sue Webb.

University of Alabama

PhD in Composition, Rhetoric, & English Studies

Box 870244
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Representative: Amy Dayton-Wood

Arizona State University

PhD in Rhetoric/Composition & Linguistics

Arizona State University
Box 870302
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302

Phone: 480.965.3168
Representative: Maureen Daly Goggin

University of Arizona

PhD in Rhetoric Composition, and the Teaching of English

P.O. Box 210067
445 Modern Language Building
Tucson, AZ 85721

Representative: John Warnock

University of California, San Diego

PhD in Literature, Composition concentration

Literature Bldg., 2nd Floor
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0422

Phone: 858.534.4350
Representative: Linda Brodkey

University of California, Santa Barbara

PhD in Education, specialization in Language Literacy and Composition

Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9490

Phone: 805.893.7543
Representative: Charles Bazerman

University of Connecticut

PhD in English

University of Connecticut
Unit 4025
Storrs, CT 06269-4025

Phone: 860.486.3167
Fax: 860.486.1530
Representative: Lynn Bloom

University of Central Florida

Texts & Technology PhD

PO Box 161346
Orlando, FL 32816-1346

Phone: 407.823.5329
Representative: David Wallace

Florida State University

PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition specialization

405 Williams Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1580

Phone: 850.644.4230
Fax: 850.644.0811
Representative: Kathleen Yancey

University of South Florida

PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition concentration

University of South Florida
4204 East Fowler Ave, CPR-107
Tampa, FL 33620

Phone: 813.974.2421
Fax: 813.974.2270
Representative: William Ross

Georgia State University

PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition concentration

MSC 8R0322
33 Gilmer Street SE, Unit 8
Atlanta, GA 30303-3088

Representative: George Pullman

Iowa State University

PhD in Rhetoric and Professional Communication

203 Ross Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1201

Representative: David Russell Representative: Helen Ewald

Southern Illinois University

PhD in English, Emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric

Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901-4503

Phone: 618.453.6848
Representative: Gerald Nelms

Northern Illinois University

PhD in English

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL 60115

Phone: 815.753.0611
Fax: 815.753.0606
Representative: John Schaeffer

University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

PhD in English

University of Illinois
608 South Wright Street
210 English Building
Urbana, IL 61801

Phone: 217.333.2391
Representative: Gail E. Hawisher

Indiana University

PhD in English

Indiana University
1020 E. Kirkwood Ave.
442 Ballantine Hall
Bloomington, IN 47405-7103

Phone: 812.855.8224
Representative: Christine Farris

Ball State University

PhD in English, Composition concentration

Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

Phone: 765.285.8580
Fax: 765.285.3765
Representative: Linda Hanson Representative: Carole Papper

Purdue University

PhD in Rhetoric & Composition

500 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2038

Representative: Pat Sullivan Representative: Janice Lauer

University of Louisville

PhD in Rhetoric and Composition

2211 South Brook
University of Louisville
Bingham Humanities 315
Louisville, KY 40292

Phone: 502.852.0505
Fax: 502.852.4182
Representative: Susan Ryan Representative: Debra Journet

Louisiana State University

PhD in English

Louisiana State University
260 Allen Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Phone: 225.578.2236
Fax: 225.578.4129
Representative: Sarah Liggett

University of Louisiana, Lafayette

PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition specialization

P.O. Box 44691
221 Griffin Hall
Lafayette, LA 70504

Phone: 337.482.6906
Email: english@louisiana.edu
Representative: James McDonald

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

PhD in English, Emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric

University of Massachusetts
Bartlett Hall
Amherst, MA 01003

Phone: 413.545.4339
Representative: Anne Herrington

University of Maryland, College Park

PhD in English

3101 Susquehanna Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Phone: 301.405.3809
Representative: Jeanne Fahnestock

University of Michigan

Joint PhD Program in English and Education

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003

Phone: 734.647.2529
Fax: 734.615.6524
Representative: Anne Ruggles Gere

Wayne State University

PhD in English, Composition concentration

The College of Liberal Arts
2226 Faculty Admin. Bldg.
Detroit, MI 48202

Phone: 313.577.2514
Fax: 313.577.8971
Representative: Richard Marback

Michigan State University

PhD in Rhetoric & Writing

Michigan State University
5 Olds Hall
East Lansing, MI 48864

Phone: 517.355.6654
Fax: 517.353.5250
Representative: Malea Powell

Michigan Tech University

PhD in Rhetoric and Technical Communication

1400 Townsend Drive
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI 49931

Representative: Robert Johnson Representative: Dennis Lynch

University of Minnesota

PhD in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication

77 Pleasant St. S.E.
180 Wesbrook Hall
St. Paul, MN 55455

Phone: 612.624.3445
Fax: 612.624.3617
Representative: Bernadette Longo

University of Missouri, Columbia

Phd in English, Emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition

University of Missouri-Columbia
107 Tate Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-1500

Phone: 573.882.6421
Fax: 573.882.5785
Representative: George Justice

University of Mississippi

PhD in English

Box 1848
Bondurant Hall C128
University, MS 38677-1848

Phone: 662.915.7439
Fax: 662.915.5787
Representative: Joseph Urgo

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

PhD in English (concentration in Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy)

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
CB# 3520
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3520

Phone: 919.962.6920
Fax: 919.962.3520
Representative: Todd Taylor

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

PhD in English, with Rhetoric and Composition specialization

P.O. Box 26170
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
132A McIver Building
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

Phone: 336.334.5311
Fax: 336.334.3281
Representative: Hephzibah Roskelly

East Carolina University

PhD in Technical and Professional Discourse

East Carolina University
2201 Bate Building
Greenville, NC 27858-4353

Phone: 252.328.6041
Representative: Wendy Sharer

North Carolina State University

PhD Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media

North Carolina State University
Campus Box 8105
Raleigh, NC 27695-8105

Phone: 919.515.6964
Fax: 919.515.4126
Email: crdm_program@ncsu.edu
Representative: Carolyn R. Miller

University of Nebraska

PhD in Composition & Rhetoric

219 Andrews Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0333

Phone: 402.472.1846
Fax: 402.472.9771
Representative: Robert Brooke

University of New Hampshire

PhD in English, Composition Studies specialization

95 Main Street
University of New Hampshire
Hamilton Smith Hall
Durham, NH 03824-3574

Representative: Paul Matsuda

Rowan University

PhD in Writing

College of Communication
Hawthorn Hall
Glassboro, NJ 08028

Phone: 856.256.4330
Representative: Diane Penrod

University of New Mexico

PhD in English

Humanities 267
Albuquerque, NM 87131

Phone: 505.277.6347
Representative: Susan Romano

New Mexico State University

PhD in Rhetoric and Professional Communication

PO Box 30001
MSC 3E
Las Cruces, NM 88003

Phone: 505.646.3931
Representative: Stuart Brown

University of Nevada, Reno

PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition emphasis

Reno, NV 89557-0031

Phone: 775.784.6689
Fax: 775.784.6266
Representative: Mark Waldo

SUNY, Albany

PhD in Writing, Teaching and Criticism

1400 Washington Ave
Humanities 334
Albany, NY 12210

Phone: 518.442.4056
Fax: 518.442.4599
Representative: Gareth Griffiths

City University of New York

PhD in English, Composition Theory and Rhetoric area of study

365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016-4309

Phone: 212.817.7000
Representative: Ira Shor

SUNY, Stony Brook

PhD in English

Graduate Studies
SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5350

Phone: 631.632.7784
Representative: Pat Belanoff

Syracuse University

PhD in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric (CCR)

240 Huntington Beard Crouse Hall
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244

Phone: 315.443.5146
Fax: 315.443.1220
Representative: Louise Wetherbee Phelps

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

PhD in Communication and Rhetoric

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth Street
Troy, NY 12180-3590

Phone: 518.276.6467
Fax: 518.276.4092
Representative: Kathy Colman

Bowling Green State University

PhD in Rhetoric and Writing

Bowling Green State University
East Hall
Bowling Green, OH 43403

Representative: Rick Gebhardt

Case Western Reserve University

PhD in English, Writing History and Theory Concentration

Case Western Reserve University
11112 Bellflower Road
Cleveland, OH 44106-7117

Phone: 216.368.0798
Representative: Todd Oakley Representative: Kimberly Emmons

Ohio State University

PhD in English Studies

Ohio State University
164 West 17th Avenue
421 Denney Hall
Columbus, OH 43210

Phone: 614.292.6065
Fax: 614.292.7816
Representative: Cynthia Selfe

Kent State University

PhD in Rhetoric and Composition: Literacy, Rhetoric, and Social Practice

Kent State University
PO Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001

Phone: 330.672.2676
Representative: Christina Haas Representative: John Ackerman

Miami University

PhD in Composition and Rhetoric

356 Bachelor Hall
Oxford, OH 45056

Phone: 513.529.7530
Representative: Michele Simmons

University of Oklahoma

PhD in Composition, Rhetoric, and Literacy

113 Gittinger Hall
Norman, OK 73019-0240

Phone: 405.325.4661
Fax: 405.325.0831
Representative: Kathleen Welch

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

PhD in Composition & TESOL

Indiana University of Pennsylvania
424 North Walk
110B Leonard Hall
Indiana, PA 15701-1925

Phone: 724.357.2274
Fax: 724.357.2265
Representative: Michael M. Williamson

Carnegie Mellon University

Phd in Rhetoric

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

Phone: 412.268.2850
Representative: Christine Neuwirth

University of Pittsburgh

PhD in Cultural Critical Studies

526 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Phone: 412.624.6549
Fax: 412.624.6639
Representative: Jim Seitz

Penn State University

PhD in English

117 Burrowes Bldg
University Park, PA 16802-6200

Phone: 814.863.3069
Fax: 814.863.7285
Representative: Cheryl Glenn

University of Rhode Island

PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition concentration

60 Upper College Road, Suite 2
Independence Hall
Kingston, RI 02881-0802

Phone: 401.874.5931
Fax: 401.874.2580
Representative: Libby Miles

Clemson University

Interdisciplinary PhD: Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design

801 Strode Tower
Clemson, SC 29634

Phone: 864.656.5394
Representative: Victor J. Vitanza

University of South Carolina

PhD in English, Emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric

Humanities Office Building
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: 803.777.4203
Fax: 803.777.9064
Representative: Christy Friend

University of Tennessee

PhD in English

301 McClung Tower
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0430

Phone: 865.974.5401
Fax: 865.974.6926
Representative: Janet Atwill

University of Texas, Austin

PhD in English, Rhetoric concentration

University of Texas, Austin
1 University Station, B5500
Austin, TX 78712-0200

Representative: Linda Ferreira-Buckley

Texas A & M University, College Station

PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition emphasis

Graduate Program
Blocker 224, Mailstop 4227
College Station, TX 77843-4227

Phone: 979.845.9836
Fax: 979.862.2292
Representative: Sally Robinson

Texas A & M University, Commerce

PhD in English

Blocker 227, 4227 TAMU
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4227

Phone: 979.845.3451
Fax: 979.862.2292
Representative: Donna Dunbar-Odom

Texas Woman's University

PhD in Rhetoric

English, Speech, and Foreign Languages
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX 76204-5829

Phone: 940.898.2324
Fax: 940.898.2297
Representative: Hugh Burns

University of Texas, El Paso

PhD in Rhetoric and Composition

Rhetoric and Writing Studies
University of Texas-El Paso
El Paso, TX 79968

Phone: 915.747.5543
Representative: Helen Foster Representative: Beth Brunk

Texas Christian University

PhD in English

Texas Christian University
Box 297270
Reed Hall 314
Fort Worth, TX 76129

Phone: 817.257.7240
Representative: Richard Enos

Texas Tech University

PhD in English, Composition and Rhetoric specialization

Texas Tech University
P.O. Box 43091
Lubbock, TX 79409-3091

Phone: 806.742.2501
Fax: 806.742.0989
Email: English@ttu.edu
Representative: Sam Dragga

University of Utah

PhD in Rhetoric, Literacy, and Composition Studies

University of Utah
255 So. Central Campus Dr. Rm. 3500 (3500 LNCO)
Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Phone: 540.231.8444
Representative: Susan Miller

Virginia Tech

PhD in Rhetoric and Writing

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0112

Phone: 540.231.8444
Fax: 540.231.5692
Representative: Paul Heilker

Old Dominion University

PhD in English, tracks in Rhetoric and Textual Studies, and in Professional Writing and New Media

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529-0078

Phone: 757.683.3928
Fax: 757.683.3241
Representative: Joyce Magnotto Neff

Washington State University

PhD in English, Rhetoric and Composition concentration

Washington State University
PO Box 645020
Avery Hall 202
Pullman, WA 99164-5020

Phone: 509.335.2581
Representative: Robert Eddy

University of Washington

PhD English Literature and Language, Rhetoric area

University of Washington
Box 354330
Seattle, WA 98195-4330

Representative: Gail Stygall Representative: George Dillon

University of Wisconsin, Madison

PhD in Composition and Rhetoric

University of Wisconsin
600 North Park Street
7195 Helen C. White Hall
Madison, WI 53706

Phone: 608.263.3750
Fax: 608.263.3709
Representative: Deborah Brandt

 

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