Kristen Wheaton

Kristen Wheaton is a Lecturer at Utah State University (USU) and a current PhD candidate at the University of Oklahoma (OU), focusing on narrative genres within protest and resistance rhetorics. Her research interests include protest, culture, narrative, ethos, and genre studies. She has presented at conferences like the Rhetoric Society of America.

• MA in English from Idaho State University (ISU), thesis on political rhetoric and allegory in avant-garde operetta Eight Songs for a Mad King
• Extensive teaching experience in composition courses, including co-requisite first-year writing classes
• TESOL-certified instructor with experience teaching academic English to non-native speakers

At OU, she has worked in Writing Program Administration and integrated interdisciplinary methodologies into rhetorical education.