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Dr. Julie Bates is an Associate Professor and Director of the School of Writing, Languages, and Cultures at Millikin University. She holds a PhD in Rhetoric, Composition, and Technical Communication from Illinois State University, an M.A. in Liberal & Integrative Studies from the University of Illinois-Springfield, and a B.A. in Magazine Journalism and English Writing from Drake University.
Her research focuses on activist, environmental, feminist, and digital rhetorics; technical communication; cultural historical activity theory; and publishing practices. She co-edited Grassroots Activisms: Public Rhetorics in Localized Contexts (2024) and her dissertation won the 2019 CCCC Outstanding Dissertation Award. Dr. Bates serves as Book Review Editor for Rhetoric Review and Contributing Editor for Decatur Magazine, while advising Millikin's BURST magazine.
- Recent presentations include panels at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (2023), Conference on College Composition & Communication (2023), and Computers & Writing Conference (2022)
- Teaches courses like Freelance Writing, Professional Editing, and Environmental Writing
Her work emphasizes intersectional approaches to writing pedagogy and community engagement through activist archiving, multimodal composition, and environmental interventions.
