Bump Halbritter

Bump Halbritter is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing and Director of the First-Year Writing Program at Michigan State University, within the College of Arts and Letters. His work focuses on audio-visual writing integration in academic and scholarly contexts. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an M.A. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University.

• Education:
• Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• B.A., Pennsylvania State University

His research explores audio-visual rhetoric, documentary practices, and narrative inquiry. Notable contributions include the 2013 Richard Ohmann Award-winning article and the Distinguished Book Award-winning text on audio-visual pedagogy. He serves on the CCCC Executive Committee (2017–2019), advocating for writing program administration and multimodal literacy initiatives.

His publications emphasize the intersection of technology and composition, with recurring themes in multimodal literacy practices, pedagogical innovation, and the role of sound and visual media in scholarly communication.