Douglas Eyman

Douglas Eyman is a Professor in the Department of English at George Mason University, specializing in digital rhetoric, technical communication, and game studies. His research explores composing with AI, digital scholarship, web authoring, and the intersection of writing with new media. He co-edited the 2023 special issue Games and Play in China and the Sinophone World and serves as senior editor and publisher of Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, a leading publication in digital writing research since 1996.

• PhD in Rhetoric and Writing (Michigan State University, 2007)
• MA in English (UNC-Wilmington, 1995)
• BA in English (Wittenberg University, 1991)

His scholarly work addresses rhetorical theory, multimodal publication, and gaming as compositional spaces. Recent presentations (2024-2025) focus on AI integration in writing instruction and ethics in digital environments. Supervised PhD dissertations examine topics like ghost bikes, linguistic justice, and queer representation in gaming.

• 2015 Computers and Composition Distinguished Book Award

Eyman's publications span journals like Enculturation, Computers and Composition, and Technical Communication, with a 2015 monograph Digital Rhetoric: Theory, Method, Practice. His editorial and teaching efforts emphasize sustainable digital practices and the evolving role of technology in rhetorical education.