Department of English, Miami Univeristy

301 S. Patterson Ave. | Oxford, OH 45056

Caleb Pendygraft pendygrc@miamioh.edu | Cell: 859.333.4901
Website: calebpendygraft.com

education Miami University, Ph.D. Composition and Rhetoric;

Queer Theory Cognate: May 2019
Dissertation: Animate Literacies: Queering Agency, Animating the Ineffable
Ph.D. Committee: Jason Palmeri (Chair), Michelle Simmons, Emily Legg,
Roxane Ornelas

Miami University, M.A. Composition and Rhetoric;

Certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: May 2015
Master’s Thesis: Hooking-up Embodied Technologies with the Rhetoric of
Sexual Literacy
Committee: Jason Palmeri (Chair), Katie Johnson, Linh Dich

Northern Kentucky University, B.A. English, Literature;

B.A. Philosophy: May 2012 


areas of research Literacy and rhetoric theory; queer rhetoric and theory; animacy theory;
Appalachian studies and ruralism; affect

teaching Miami Univeristy

Assistant Director of Composition
Department of English | August 2016—May2018

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Composition and Rhetoric

Department of English | August 2013—May 2018

Instructor
Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality | May 2016

Instructor
American Culture & English Program | Summer 2014

ENG731: The Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition

Examination and evaluation of current methods and strategies for teaching
college writing with emphasis on classroom application of composition theory
and research. Major topics include composing process, invention,
argumentation, rhetorical analysis, rubrics and evaluation, recent research in
composition, reading and writing, and digital composition.

ENG 606: Teaching of College Composition, Practicum I

Weekly guidance in the teaching of ENG 111, College Composition, for first-
time instructors. Topics include developing writing and group activities,
facilitating class discussion of reading, holding effective student-teacher
conferences, writing syllabi, and benefitting from observation of one's
teaching.

ENG 607: Teaching of College Composition, Practicum II

Weekly guidance in the teaching of ENG225, Advance Composition, for first-
time instructors. Topics include developing writing and group activities,
facilitating class discussion of reading, holding effective student-teacher
conferences, writing syllabi, and benefitting from observation of one's
teaching.

ENG 111: Composition and Rhetoric 


A writing course designed to teach the rhetorical skills needed to compose,
revise, and critically analyze persuasive texts both within in the university and
in the wider world. Objectives: Adapt writing to diverse audiences, purposes
and genres; Craft persuasive and ethical arguments in academic and civic
contexts; Critically analyze the ways in which texts construct “reality”;
Develop flexible, individualized strategies for generating ideas for writing;
Employ writing (and revision) as a process of discovery; Revise writing in
substantial and deep ways in response to audience feedback.

ENG 112: Composition and Literature

Theme: What is Love? A critical inquiry
What exactly is love? Approaching love as a cultural, social, and historic
construction this course examines the concept of love and its myriad forms in
order to foster understanding as individuals within and outside of the
academy. Furthermore, by taking up this question the course attempts to
illuminate philosophical questions about free will and the relationship between
emotions and the body. In order to undertake this question of love with its
varied manifestations and concepts we encounter types of love that perhaps
are different for many people or do not align with a personal view. Our
enterprise demands a willingness to be analytical, while taking care not to be
judgmental.

ENG 112: Composition and Literature

Theme: Roads, Pathways, and Journeys: Writing to Identity
A composition course designed to explore texts that center upon characters
and themes of traveling, roads, and pathways wherein identity is surveyed and
examined, tackling questions such as: How can writing facilitate self-hood? In
what ways can texts help us understand multicultural identity? Can we embody
different identities through various texts? And, furthermore, how can writing
be a tool to investigate a writer’s own embodiment?

WGS 201: Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Examines what gender is, how it differs from sex and sexuality, what sexism
and heterosexism are, and how all of these concepts have material effects on
human societies in diverse locations, dispelling the notion that there is a
universal experience for all women. Study feminisms of the past, present, and
global future, considering how women and men have fought—and continue to
fight—for equality and social justice in the areas of women’s health and
safety, reproductive justice, employment and equal pay, and individual and
artistic freedom.

ACE 310: Orientation to American Language and Educational Culture

Prepares international students to engage fully in the Miami
experience. Allows non-native English speakers to "warm-up" their language
skills, particularly in an academic context, but also in a variety of everyday
situations. Introduces students from other countries to the American system of
higher education.
 administration, Assistant Director of Composition
Miami Univeristy | August 2016-May2018
assessment, and • Co-directed the composition program for two years, which oversees
editorial first-year composition courses
• Co-taught courses in composition theory and pedagogy required of all
new graduate teaching assistants (TA) who teach FYC and advance
composition
• Mentored 18 graduate assistants at MA and PhD levels entering into
Miami University’s English Department
• Helped develop composition syllabi and teaching materials for new
TAs over the course of a year
• Developed and maintained resources related to the teaching of
composition, including programmatic
• Google Drive syllabi archives and Canvas course-management sites
Supported the program’s commitment to innovative and digital
pedagogy practices through workshops and digital pedagogy
mentorship

Assessment Co-Coordinator of Advanced Composition.

English Department, Miami University | April 2017
• Collaborated with co-coordinators to organize assessment efforts for
the inaugural academic year (2016-2017) of English 225: Advanced
Composition
• Prepared system for and facilitated reading session, including de-
identifying student samples, organizing reading groups, and building
an electronic assessment form readers fill out for each sample read
• Analyzed scores and reader feedback about the curriculum and rubric
for consideration in the written report
• Implemented findings in following year’s 607 Practicum curricular
design

Co-Editor
Rhethawks, Vol. 70, 2017-2018
Miami Composition Teacher’s Guide, Vol. 69, 2017-2018
• Revise, format, copy-edit, and finalize the student reader at Miami
University, along with the Teacher’s Guide that is used to teach ENG
731: The Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition
• Coordinated with publisher on deadlines, document drafts, and
permissions
• Designed layout in Photoshop
• Responsible for editorial assistants’ duties

Editorial Assistant
Rhethawks, Vol. 69, 2016-2017
Miami Composition Teacher’s Guide, Vol. 69, 2016-2017
• Selected essays and student writing for student reader and Teacher’s
Guide at Miami Univeristy
• Co-authoring sections of student reader and developing sample
teaching materials

Editorial Reviewer
Harlot, Fall 2015
• Read and reviewed drafts of articles submitted to the journal
 • Provided feedback to authors on development of both content and
design
• Communicated with managing editors about acceptance and editorial
recommendations

publications “Hooking-up Embodied Technologies with Queer Rhetoric: A Gripe

with Grindr’s Grid.” Bodies of Knowledge: Embodied Rhetorics in Theory and
Practice. Eds. Abby Knoblauch & Marie Moeller. (Under review. Chapter in
Progress.)

“‘Are Y’all Homos?’: Metis as Method for and in Queer Appalachia.”

Queer Appalachia: Reading, Writing, Teaching, and Imagining the
Unspeakable Other. West Virginia Univeristy Publishing, (Forthcoming.)
With Travis Rountree.

Rhethawks. Hayden-McNeil, Miami Univeristy, vol. 70, 2017-2018.

Teacher’s Guide. Hayden-McNeil, Miami Univeristy, vol. 70, 2017-2018.

“Diamonds.” Tinyletter, Killjoy Mag, Inaugural Issue, Jan. 20, 2017.

“Rhetorical Analysis.” Rhethawks. Hayden-McNeil, Miami Univeristy, vol.

69, 2016-2017. With Patrick Harris et. al.

Rhethawks. Hayden-McNeil, Miami Univeristy, vol. 69, 2016-2017.

Teacher’s Guide. Hayden-McNeil, Miami Univeristy, vol. 69, 2016-2017.

presentations and “Are Y’all Homo?: Metis as Method in and for Queer Appalachia.”
Appalachian Studies Association, Cincinnati. 2018
workshops
“Bluegrass Blues: Trauma in Queer, Rural Literacy Archives.” Conference on
College Composition and Communication, Portland. 2017

“Metis as Queer Methodology in Rural Research.” Cultivating New Lines of

Inquiry: Rural Research and Advocacy Workshop. Conference on College
Composition and Communication, Portland. 2017

“Messy Archives: Questioning an Archive of Queer, Rural Literacy.” MEGAA

Symposium, Miami Univeristy. 2016

“Against the Grind: How Grindr Shapes Identity.” Computers and Writing
Conference, Rochester. 2016

“Possibilities of Queer Ruralisms in Kentucky Bluegrass.” Conference on

College Composition and Communication, Houston. 2016

“Risking Method, Risking Queer Ruralism.” MEGGA Symposium, Miami

Univeristy. 2015

"Liminoid, Possibility, and the Queer: (Un)Intelligibility in Digital Genders.”

Conference on College Composition and Communication, Indianapolis. 2014
scholarships, awards, English Fellow (2018-2019, Miami U)
Graduate Teaching Assistantship (2013-2018, Miami U)

and recognition Graduate Summer Assistantship (2014-2018, Miami U) 

Outstanding Teaching Award Nominee (2014, Miami U)


graduate coursework English 606 Practicum I

English 607 Practicum II

English 731 Theory and Practice, Teaching Composition

English 720 Issues in Digital Composition

English 732 Histories and Theories of Composition
English 733 Histories and Theories of Rhetoric
English 735 Research Methods in Composition and Rhetoric
English 737 Contemporary Histories and Theories of Rhetoric
English 750 Performance Theory

English 750 Crip Theory
English 751 Queer Composition Theory
English 751 Trauma Theory
English 760 Comparative Rhetoric: Traversing Rhetorical Times, Places, and
Spaces
English 760C Intercultural Rhetorics
English 770 Professional Writing
French 617/618 Graduate French Reading

Philosophy 520 20th Century Philosophy: Foucault

Teacher Education 561 Grant Writing Skills and Methods
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 535 Queer Theory
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 601 Intro. to Graduate Women's
Studies

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 602 Feminist Theory and
Methodology

references Dr. Jason Palmeri

Associate Professor
Department of English, Miami University
Office: Bachelor Hall 356A

Office Phone: 513.529.5221
Email: palmerjr@miamioh.edu

Dr. Lu Ming Mao

Professor of English and Department Chair
University of Utah
Email: luming.mao@utah.edu

Dr. Michele Simmons

Director of Professional Writing
Associate Professor
Department of English, Miami University
374 Bachelor Hall
Oxford Campus
513-529-5221
simmonwm@MiamiOH.edu

Dr. Emily Legg

Assistant Professor
Department of English, Miami University
365 Bachelor Hall
leggem@miamioh.edu