Julie Prebel

Julie Prebel is a Professor of American Studies and Director of the Writing Center at Occidental College. Appointed in 2003, her work bridges academic scholarship and practical pedagogy in writing instruction.

• Education
  • B.A., University of California, Berkeley
  • M.A., California State University, San Francisco
  • Ph.D., University of Washington

Her research focuses on:

• Feminist Rhetorics and Social Change
• Gender and Sexuality Histories in the U.S.
• Abolitionist Rhetorics
• Literature of Fear and Paranoia

She has published extensively on writing pedagogy, including the co-authored volume Disruptive Stories: Amplifying Voices from the Writing Center Margins (2024), and her recent articles span topics such as trauma-informed writing education, critical race theory in literature, and rhetorical analysis of scientific surveillance. Her work emphasizes emotion as critical inquiry, particularly in community-based writing courses.