Dr. Kara Poe Alexander

Interests

Rhetoric and Composition
Writing Theory and Pedagogy
Literacy Studies

Education

Ph.D. University of Louisville
M.A. Abilene Christian University
B.S. Abilene Christian University

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Courses

• PWR 2314: Introduction to Professional Writing and Rhetoric
• PWR 3300: Technical and Professional Writing
• PWR 3303: Argumentative and Persuasive Writing
• PWR 3313: Literacy Studies
• PWR 3318: Professional and Workplace Writing
• PWR 3321: Tutoring Writing
• PWR 3385: Travel Writing
• PWR 4309: Undergraduate Research and Publication
• PWR 4311: Writing for Social Change
• PWR 4321: New Media Writing and Rhetoric
• PWR 4377: Internship in Professional Writing
• PWR 4375: Political Writing, Rhetoric, and Activism

Graduate Courses

• Composition Theory and Pedagogy
• Literacy Narratives
• Literacy Studies

Bio

Kara Poe Alexander teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in rhetoric, composition, literacy studies, professional writing, digital and multimodal composition, and writing theory and pedagogy. Her research examines the ways that writers enact literacy practices and identity within various sites of writing and centers on literacy studies, digital and multimodal composition, writing center studies, and writing program administration. 

Kara has published one coedited book, Multimodal Composition and Writing Transfer (Utah State UP 2023), and her work has appeared in College Composition and Communication, College English, Composition Forum, Composition Studies, Computers and Composition, Computers and Composition Online, Journal of Business and Technical Communication, Kairos, Literacy in Composition Studies, Praxis: A Writing Center Journal, Rhetoric Review, Systems, Technical Communication Quarterly, Basic Writing eJournal, and several edited collections.

Kara enjoys reading, photography, hiking, watching Astros baseball, going to the farmer’s market, traveling with her husband and kids, cooking, and watching Baylor athletics. Sic ’em, Bears!