Department of Rhetoric and Language Faculty
Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty
Patrick McDonnell is currently the Director of the USF Speaking Center. In addition to Speaking and Composition, students in Patrick’s courses are…
Jake McGoldrick has a BA in American Studies and an M.A. in English, with a concentration in TESL from San Francisco State University. He has also…
Leigh Meredith earned her PhD in Communication Studies, specializing in Rhetoric and Public Culture, from Northwestern University.
Her research and…
Mark Meritt, Professor of Rhetoric and Language, holds a BA in English from Cornell University, an MA in English from the UC Santa Barbara, and a PhD…
Myrtis Mixon has a BA in history from Trinity College, an MA in English from Wichita State University, a TESL Certificate from New York State…
Sabrina L. Nelson is a writer, filmmaker, photographer, graphic artist, educator, and entrepreneur. Sabrina teaches Writing for Science, Writing for…
Lynn C. Perkins has taught public speaking, composition, and English as a Second Language in higher education since 1990. Midway through her USF…
Angelika Rappe has a BA in Liberal Arts and an MA in English with a concentration in TESOL from San Francisco State University. She has experience…
Rick has over 30 years of experience as an educator in academic and professional contexts. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of…
Michael Rozendal's interest in communities of writers has fuelled his recent first year seminars "Writing San Francisco: Bohemia, Counterculture,…