Nicholas Rader

Nicholas Rader is a Lecturer in Professional Communication and Information Design at Clemson University's Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Arts and Humanities. He joined the university in 2023 after serving as an OIF/OEF-NCO (SW) in the U.S. Navy from 2005 to 2009. His research focuses on disability rhetoric, narrative architecture, histo-cartography, professional communication design, veteran studies, and rhetorics of war.

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts in English, University of California, Berkeley (2016)
• Master of Arts in English: Rhetoric and Composition, California State University, Long Beach (2018)
• Ph.D. in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design, Clemson University (2023)

Teaching includes courses on Professional Communication and Information Design, Technical Writing, Business Writing, and First-Year Composition (FYC).

He received the BASF Outstanding Service Award from Clemson University in 2022. His military background informs his academic work, particularly in veteran studies and the rhetorics of conflict.