Christina V. Cedillo

Christina V. Cedillo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Houston-Clear Lake’s College of Human Sciences and Humanities. Her research intersects race, gender, and disability, focusing on legal/scientific discourses, multimodal re-humanizing practices, and decolonial rhetorics.

• Co-founder and Lead Editor, Journal of Multimodal Rhetorics
• Editorial board member: constellations, Peitho, Kairos
• Advisory board member: University of South Carolina Press series Movement Rhetoric / Rhetoric’s Movements

Her scholarly work explores:

• Multimodal rhetorics in marginalized communities
• Intersectional critical pedagogy for accessibility
• Decolonial and posthumanist frameworks
• Surveillance and academic freedom

Recent publications analyze eugenics, digital activism, and disability pedagogy. She has received awards for teaching innovation and leadership in disability advocacy. Cedillo also leads editorial initiatives focused on multimodal and cultural rhetorics.