Chris Warnick
Professor and Director of Writing, Rhetoric, and Publication
Chris Warnick received his Ph.D. in English, with a concentration in composition, literacy, pedagogy, and rhetoric from the University of Pittsburgh. He researches and teaches courses in first-year writing, literacy, interdisciplinary composition, and the teaching of writing. He currently serves as Associate and Submissions Editor of the journal .
He directs and teaches in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Publication program ( and ) as well as in the first-year writing program.
Education
Ph.D., English, with a concentration in Composition, Literacy, Pedagogy, and Rhetoric, University of Pittsburgh
M.A., English, University of Pittsburgh
B.A., English, Ohio State University
Research Interests
- Editing and publishing
- Writing program administration
- Composition theory and pedagogy
- Literacy studies
- First-year writing
- Writing across the curriculum / writing in the disciplines
- Histories of writing instruction
Courses Taught
ENGL 110: Introduction to Academic Writing
ENGL 215: Interdisciplinary Composition
ENGL 225: Introduction to Writing Studies
ENGL 299: Introduction to English Studies
ENGL 310: Theories of Teaching Writing
ENGL 366: Editing and Publishing
ENGL 466: Writing the History of English at C of C
Recent Publications
“Investigate, Target, Implement, Persevere: Understanding the Academic Publishing Process through Editors’ Eyes.” (Co-written with Brenda Glascott, Tara Lockhart, Justin Lewis, Holly Middleton, and Juli Parrish.) Explanation Points: Publishing in Rhetoric and Composition. Ed. John R. Gallagher and Danielle Nicole DeVoss. Logan: Utah State UP, 2019.
"There and Back Again, Sort Of: Returning as WPA (and Preparing to Leave)." WPAs in Transition: Navigating Educational Leadership Positions. Utah State UP, 2017.