Mariah Kemp

Mariah Kemp is an Assistant Professor - Educator in the Professional Writing track at the University of Cincinnati, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences. She joined UC in 2023 after completing her PhD in Rhetoric and Professional Communication (2023) and MA in Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication (2017) at Iowa State University, alongside a BA in Rhetoric and Writing from the University of Texas at Austin (2014). Her research focuses on identity, belonging, marginality, and queer studies, with emerging interests in cookbook rhetoric and rural sign design. Kemp has taught courses in technical writing, desktop publishing, and web authoring since 2015.

Education Background:

• PhD: Iowa State University (2023), Rhetoric and Professional Communication
• MA: Iowa State University (2017), Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication
• BA: University of Texas at Austin (2014), Rhetoric and Writing

Research Interests:

• Queer studies and liminality
• Rhetorics of cookbooks and signage
• Cultural digital practices
• Tabletop RPG communities
• Professional and technical writing pedagogy

Her recent work explores how virtual spaces like D&D games foster queer belonging, while earlier studies analyzed multimedia storytelling via YouTube creators like Kat Blaque. Courses taught include technical/scientific writing, web authoring, and desktop publishing.

Advising & Grants: No specific grants or advisees listed. Her work focuses primarily on pedagogy and rhetorical studies.