Conference Program 2023

Poster Presentations  |  3:30–4:00 pm

LARTS North Atrium

  • *Amanda Beres, Genre Theory: Its Relationship to Copyediting, Creative Writing, & Publishing
  • *Gabriela Calderon, TPC & Student-Centered Learning
  • Anthony Casino, Video Game Tutorials & Technical Communication: How Much is Too Much?
  • *Ghenwa Elkhoury, Plain Language in Plain Site
  • Leah Freeman, To Be Cautious of the All-or-Nothing Mindset Toward Technology in the Professional Writing and Communication Field
  • Martyna Kot, Businesses Establishing a Public Ethos Through the Use of Social Media
  • Steph LeBlanc, Human-Centered and Plain Language as Essential Methods for Professional Communicators: A Means to Bridge Gaps in Student Understanding of Higher Education Policy
  • Victoria Morales, On Such a Full Sea

*Master of Arts in Professional Writing & Communication Thesis Portfolio Presentation

Panel One  |  4:00–4:30 pm  

LARTS 2xx, “Theorizing Belonging,” moderated by Professor

  • Isabella Winter, Pigoons, Mo’Hairs, Crakers, Oh My!: Analyzing the Ethics of Biotechnology in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam
  • Rhyan Ramos, Working Closets: Who Are They Really Helping In The Workplace?
  • Alex Correia, Storytelling, Cultural Identity, and a Desire for Revolution in Chang-rae Lee’s On Such a Full Sea
  • Arthur Schlerman, Uncle Tom as a Feminine Character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Panel Two  |  4:00–4:30 pm

LARTS 2xx, “Writing Apocalyptic!“ moderated by Professor

  • Kamryn Kobel, “Even a Meaningless Empty Symbol Can Mean Something Sometimes”:
  • Recontextualization as a Preservation of Hope in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake and MaddAddam
  • Tam Carter, Collapsing Hierarchies, Nurturing Choice: Deconstructing Binaries in Butler’s Parable Series
  • Alani Okyere, Realism Usage in Butler’s Parable Series
  • Ryan Taffe, Pondering Humanity in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Series

Panel Three  |  4:00–4:30 pm

LARTS 2xx, “Narrating Crisis“ moderated by Professor

  • Shailyn Bacchiocchi, Crisis Communication in Universities: We Can Do Better
  • Jeffrey Illsley, The Dangers of Identity Rhetoric: Florida’s Attack on Education
  • *Barbara Shaddix, Social Justice and Technical Writing
  • *Aurora Barrett, Technorhetoric; Visual Rhetorical Theory in Digital Content Creation

*Master of Arts in Professional Writing & Communication Thesis Portfolio Presentation