Jonathan Brownlee

Dr. Jonathan Brownlee serves as Assistant Professor of English and Humanities at Indiana Tech’s College of Arts and Sciences. He also directs the Writing Center and previously served as Assistant Director of the Teaching Excellence Center. His expertise bridges rhetoric, inequality studies, creative writing, and pedagogy. He earned a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing from Bowling Green State University, an M.A. in Liberal Studies (philosophy/English) from Indiana University, and a B.A. in Philosophy and Communications from Bethel University.

Research interests focus on rhetoric’s intersection with social justice, especially how ideology shapes inequality. He explores creative-critical pedagogies, postmodernism critique, and existential themes in literature. Recent work examines historical rhetoric (e.g., Clarks’ Doll Experiment), digital humanities, and multimodal composition.

Publications span peer-reviewed journals like Poli-Femo Journal and Creative Writing Studies, with creative works in Infinite Rush and digital projects at Bowling Green State University. He actively presents at national conferences like the Conference on College Composition and Communication, emphasizing embodied rhetoric and classroom agency.

Recipient of the Mick Doherty Kairos Award for academic excellence and professional promise. His teaching philosophy emphasizes empowering students through critical thinking and creative expression, believing education cultivates tools for ethical living.

Leadership roles include organizing workshops on collaborative writing, online teaching strategies, and rhetoric theory. He co-founded art-writing collaborations showcased at Toledo’s Art and Performance Center, merging visual and textual creativity.