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Krista Ratcliffe is a Foundation Professor in the Department of English at Arizona State University (ASU). She previously held academic roles at Marquette University and Purdue University, including department chair positions. Her research focuses on intersections of rhetoric, feminist theory, and critical race studies. She has authored and co-edited influential works such as Rhetorical Listening: Identification, Gender, Whiteness (2006), which won multiple awards, and Rhetorics of Whiteness (2017). Ratcliffe has also contributed to editorial roles, including co-editing the Landmark Essays series for Routledge.
Education: PhD in English from The Ohio State University (1988).
Research interests span rhetoric and composition studies, feminist rhetoric, critical race studies, and writing program administration. Her work emphasizes ethical listening practices, whiteness studies, and feminist methodologies. She has published widely in journals like College Composition and Communication, Rhetoric Society Quarterly, and JAC.
Awards include the 2006 JAC Gary Olson Award, 2007 CCCC Outstanding Book Award, RSA Book Award, and Fellow status in the Rhetoric Society of America. Her national service includes presidencies of CWSHRC and RSA.
Ratcliffe advises graduate students across English, Linguistics, and related fields through courses like Research, Thesis, and Dissertation supervision. She maintains active involvement in academic governance and feminist administrative practices.
Her recent scholarship examines post-racial discourses, feminist agency in cultural texts, and rhetorical listening as a transformative practice. She continues to advocate for inclusive pedagogical frameworks and critical race analyses in higher education.
