Kenneth Walker

Dr. Kenneth Walker is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). His scholarship focuses on environmental justice rhetorics, transdisciplinary environmental humanities, and critical-cultural approaches to digital storytelling. He leads the #UrbanBirdProject, a community-engaged initiative integrating Avian Ecology, Mexican American Studies, and Indigenous Studies.

• Ph.D., Rhetoric and Composition, University of Arizona (2015)
• M.A., English, University of Nevada, Reno (2009)
• B.A., Nature and Culture, University of California, Davis (2005)

His research examines borderlands rhetorical ecologies, climate justice movements, and user experience in technical communication. He has published extensively on uncertainty frameworks in science communication, resilience rhetorics, and transdisciplinary pedagogies. His recent work includes a monograph on Climate Politics on the Border (University of Alabama Press, 2022).

Dr. Walker has secured over $1.5 million in external funding, including a Mellon Foundation grant (2023) for the #UrbanBirdProject. He advises students in areas like racial rhetorical criticism and ecocriticism, and collaborates with teams across environmental science, community organizations, and citizen science initiatives.