Dahliani Reynolds
Areas of Expertise
Composition, Literacy, Pedagogy, Rhetoric, Multimodal Writing, Feminist RhetoricsEducation
A.A. Liberal Arts Cabrillo College,
B.A. University of California, Berkeley
M.A. Western Washington University
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh
Introduction
Currently serving as Chair of the Department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition, Dr. Reynolds' teaching and scholarship interests focus on writing for public good, and why writing matters.
She teaches a range of writing courses, ranging from first-year courses such as How Writing Works through upper-level courses such as Art of the Essay, Feminist Rhetorics, Advancing Public Argument, and the Writing Portfolio. Outside of writing courses, Dr. Reynolds sometimes teaches in the Honors Program and the Gender & Sexuality Studies program.
Awards
Awarded a "Hybrid Hero" commendation by the Student Senate Academic Affairs Committee in 2018
Voted Professor of the Semester, School of Humanities, Arts and Education in 2018
Recent Publications
Thinking Rhetorically: Writing for Professional and Public Audiences. Edited and coauthored with Department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition Faculty. RWU Pressbooks, Fall 2021, 2nd edition.
"Considering Students' Experience with Disciplinary Tensions in our Program Development." Coauthored with Catherine Forsa and Brian Hendrickson. Composition Forum, vol 45, Fall 2020.
"One Size Doesn't Fit All: Students' Perceptions of FYE Approaches." Coauthored with Loren Byrne, Jennifer Campbell, and Becky Spritz. Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, vol 19, no.3, June 2019, pp. 105-118.
Previous Roles
From 2019-2023, Dr. Reynolds served as the 200-level Writing Program Coordinator.