Stephanie Larson

Stephanie Larson is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric in the Department of English at Carnegie Mellon University's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her research focuses on sexual violence in public, political, and institutional contexts, integrating feminist rhetorical theory, disability studies, legal studies, and public sphere analysis. She examines how bodily assumptions shape legal, cultural, and medical discourses, particularly around victimhood and trauma recognition.

Education: Ph.D. and M.A. from University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A. from University of Illinois. Her first book, What It Feels Like: Visceral Rhetoric and the Politics of Rape Culture (2021), explores contemporary rape culture rhetorics. Her current project investigates sexual violence labor in academia and its impacts on marginalized groups. She also analyzes public understandings of mental illness, eating disorders, and PTSD through rhetorical frameworks.

Teaching includes graduate/undergraduate courses on feminist rhetorics, disability studies, research methods, and body rhetorics. No scientific awards are listed, though her publications reflect interdisciplinary engagement. Advising and grant details are not provided in the text.