Abigail Oakley

Abigail Oakley is an Instructor in the Department of English at Arizona State University (ASU), where she has taught since Fall 2014. She holds a PhD in Writings, Rhetorics, and Literacies (ASU, 2019), an MA in Rhetoric and Composition (ASU, 2013), and a BA in English (Ohio State University, 2009). Her research focuses on digital pedagogy, institutional ethnography, online identity, gender studies, and new media. She emphasizes empowering students to understand writing's structural foundations and 'whys.'

• Education:
• PhD in Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies (ASU, 2019)
• MA in Rhetoric and Composition (ASU, 2013)
• BA in English (Ohio State University, 2009)

Her scholarship bridges gender studies with digital culture, examining nonbinary identity formation on platforms like Tumblr and analyzing institutional discourses in higher education. Recent publications address workplace access dynamics and community-building in online spaces.

No formal grants or awards are listed, though her work reflects sustained engagement with pedagogical innovation and gender theory. She advises no named students in the provided data.