Caitlin Burns Allen
استادیار · Rhetoric of Health and Medicine
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolinaمعرفی
Dr. Caitlin Burns Allen serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Fine Arts & Communications within The Citadel's School of Humanities & Social Sciences. Her academic home resides in the Capers Hall building (office 2181), where she contributes to the institution's humanities education mission.
Educational Background:
- Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Louisville
- M.A. in Composition, Rhetoric, and English Studies from the University of Alabama
- B.A. in English from the University of Alabama
Dr. Allen's scholarly work centers on the intersection of rhetoric with health and medical discourse, employing feminist methodological approaches to examine how knowledge is constructed and communicated. Her research extends into digital rhetorics and critical archival practices, where she investigates how communities engage with historical materials in contemporary contexts. She has made significant contributions through editorial work, including guest editing a special issue of Across the Disciplines and co-editing the collection Unsettling Archival Research: Engaging Critical, Communal, and Digital Archives with Gesa E. Kirsch, Romeo García, and Walker Smith.
Her publications have appeared in notable venues including Ethics and Representation in Feminist Rhetorical Inquiry, Writers: Craft & Context, and Peitho, reflecting her commitment to advancing discourse in composition studies and rhetorical theory. As an educator, Dr. Allen specializes in first-year writing instruction, technical communication courses, and composition theory, bringing her research expertise directly into the classroom.
During her doctoral studies at the University of Louisville, she served as assistant director of the prestigious Thomas R. Watson Conference on Rhetoric and Composition, demonstrating early leadership in the field. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes critical engagement with writing as a social practice while developing students' communication competencies across multiple contexts.
