Department of English, Miami Univeristy

Caleb Pendygraft 301 S. Patterson Ave. | Oxford, OH 45056

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 & Philosophy: May 2012

areas of research Literacy and rhetoric theory; queer rhetoric and theory; Appalachian studies and
ruralism; trauma studies; embodiment and performance studies

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. (Chapter Accepted. Under Review.)

“‘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. Anticipated 2019.) With
Travis Rountree.

Rhethawks. Hayden-McNeil, Miami Univeristy, vol. 70, 2017-2018. Ed. With Jason
Palmeri.

Teacher’s Guide. Hayden-McNeil, Miami Univeristy, vol. 70, 2017-2018. Ed. With
Jason Palmeri.

“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. Ed. With Jason
Palmeri.

Teacher’s Guide. Hayden-McNeil, Miami Univeristy, vol. 69, 2016-2017. Ed. With
Jason Palmeri.

administration, Assistant Director of Composition.

Miami Univeristy | August 2016—May 2018
assessment, and • Co-directed the composition program for two years, which oversees first-year
editorial 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

Assessment Participant of Writing Across Curriculum.

Howe Writing Center for Excellence, Miami University | May 2018
• Worked under the supervision of Dr. Elizabeth Wardle to assess writing
samples from various departments
• Contributed to discussions of rubric development for future assessments
• Co-assessed disparaging scores with other inter-discipline scholars during the
assessment process

Co-Editor
Rhethawks, Vol. 70 | 2017-2018
Miami Composition Teacher’s Guide, Vol. 70, 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
teaching Miami Univeristy
English Department, Graduate Courses

ENG731: The Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition. Summer 2016 (co-
taught with Dr. Jason Palmeri and Bridget Gelms) & 2017 (co-taught with Dr. Jason
Palmeri and Hua Zhu)
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. Fall 2016 (co-taught with
Dr. Jason Palmeri and Bridget Gelms) & 2017 (co-taught with Dr. Jason Palmeri and
Hua Zhu)
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. Spring 2017 (co-taught
with Dr. Jason Palmeri and Bridget Gelms) & 2018 (co-taught with Dr. Tony Cimasko
and Hua Zhu)
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.

English Department, Undergraduate

ENG 111: Composition and Rhetoric. Fall 2013, Fall 2014
 


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. Spring 2015

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. 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.

ENG 112: Composition and Literature. Spring 2014

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?

Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

WGS 201: Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Spring 2016
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.

American English & Culture Program

ACE 310: Orientation to American Language and Educational Culture. Summer

2014
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.

Indiana University East. Richmond, Indiana. English Department

English Department, Undergraduate

ENG 131: Reading, Writing, & Inquiry I. Summer 2018 (Fully Online)
Focuses is on academic writing in response to various cultural issues and
phenomena. Much of the course is organized around strategies of analysis and
argument, with readings on various topics serving as material for observation,
thinking, and writing.

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, English Fellow (2018-2019, Miami U)


Graduate Teaching Assistantship (2013-2018, Miami U)

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

recognition Outstanding Teaching Award Nominee (2014, Miami U)
 


graduate English 606 Practicum I

English 607 Practicum II

coursework 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 Rhetorics: 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
Bachelor Hall 356A

513.529.5221
palmerjr@miamioh.edu

Dr. Lu Ming Mao

Department Chair
Professor of English
University of Utah

luming.mao@utah.edu

Dr. Michele Simmons

Director of Professional Writing
Associate Professor

Department of English
Miami University
374 Bachelor Hall
513-529-5221
simmonwm@MiamiOH.edu

Dr. Emily Legg

Assistant Professor
Department of English
Miami University
eggem@miamioh.edu