Thomas Augst's interests revolve around American literature and culture focusing on cultural practices of literacy and the history and theory of reading. Augst has taught graduate classes on “Liberal Virtues” and “The Material Text.”

Richard Beach’s primary research interest is in understanding secondary students’ responses to literature, particularly multicultural literature. Beach is also interested in inquiry-based/critical literacy approaches to teaching English, with a focus on media literacy.

Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch’s interests include technical communication programs; theory of composition and technical communication instruction; computer pedagogy; visual rhetoric; writing across the curriculum; writing center theory; and World Wide Web educational support and development. She has recently taught the graduate courses “Development of Principles in Technical Communication Pedagogy I” and “Computer Pedagogy.”

Patrick Bruch’s areas of interest include the theory and history of composition studies, critical literacy and critical pedagogy, and cultural studies.

Karlyn Campbell conducts research in rhetorical criticism, rhetorical theory, political communication, women’s communication, and social movement rhetoric. Campbell teaches graduate courses on rhetorical theory, rhetorical criticism, feminist rhetoric, and political communication.

Andrew Cohen's interests include the intersection of learning styles, language learning strategies, motivation on language tasks, as well as test-taking strategies in performing language assessment measures. Specifically with regard to writing, he has done research on the impact of written feedback on writing, on reformulation of L2 writing by native writers, and on direct vs. translated writing in a second language.

Hazel Dicken-Garcia’s research interests include print journalism, the history of mass communication, journalistic practices and standards in history, women and media in history, and First Amendment issues in history. The graduate courses she teaches include “History of Journalism,” “Methods in Mass Communication History Research,” and “Theories and Models in Mass Communication History Research.”

Richard Graff’s interests include classical and modern rhetorical theory; stylistic theory and methods of rhetorical criticism; & history of rhetorical education. Graff’s graduate teaching focuses on modern and contemporary rhetorical theory and communication theory and practice including a course on “Major Figures in the Rhetorical Tradition: Modern Era.”

Edward Griffin's central interests include American literature (especially colonial) and American Studies, use of early American history & literature by modern American writers, & American religion, & teaching. Griffin's graduate classes have included “American Literature, History and Culture: Case Studies,” “The American Jeremiad,” & “The First American Novels.”

Laura Gurak’s interests include rhetorics of science and technology, rhetorical criticism, internet studies, online research methods, social aspects of computing, the law and technology (intellectual property and privacy), and technical and professional communication. She has recently taught the graduate course “Rhetoric, Privacy, and Persuasion in Cyberspace.”

Michael Hancher’s interests include the history of the book, book production and illustrations, social conditions for literacy, and technology and literacy. Hancher has taught the graduate course “The History of Writing Technologies.”

Mary Lay’s research interests include gender and communication, reproductive technologies, feminist theory and rhetoric of science and technology, & rhetorical analysis of public hearings on midwifery in Minnesota.

John Logie’s research interests include rhetorical theory, rhetoric of electronic writing spaces, sophistic rhetorics, constructions of authorship, intellectual property, visual rhetorics, computer-mediated communication, and collaborative writing. Logie has recently taught the graduate course “Science Writing for Popular Audiences.”

Rosemarie Park’s research and teaching interests include adult education; educational needs of the workforce; assessment of basic skills as they relate to hiring and promotion; and the development of plain-language criteria for use in legal, technical, and government settings.