Jon Udelson

Jon Udelson is an Associate Professor of English at Shenandoah University, located within the Arts & Sciences school. His academic background includes a B.A. in Individualized Study from New York University, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from The City College of New York, and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric & Composition from the University of Louisville.

Dr. Udelson's research focuses on the intersection of rhetoric/composition studies and creative writing pedagogy, with expertise in literate development, disciplinary boundaries, and qualitative methods. His creative work emphasizes short fiction and comics, exploring themes of identity and narrative form.

His scholarship includes contributions to multimodal composition theory, as seen in On Multimodality: A Multivocal Manifesto (2019) and explorations of digital self-representation in Regarding the Selfie (2016). His creative publications span journals like Juked and The Baltimore Review, alongside the graphic novel Arabic Tattoos (2008).

Udelson's work bridges academic and creative writing practices, advocating for innovative pedagogical approaches that integrate stylistic experimentation with multimodal composition.