Mark W. Shealy

Mark W. Shealy serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Writing Program within Tulane University's Department of English. His academic work bridges writing studies, digital rhetoric, and artificial intelligence research, with particular focus on how generative AI transforms authorship paradigms in educational contexts.

Shealy's scholarship pioneers frameworks for understanding human-AI co-authorship as an entangled process where meaning emerges from human intentionality and algorithmic agency. His research critically examines how students navigate authorship in AI-mediated writing environments, challenging traditional notions of textual ownership and creative responsibility. This work positions him at the forefront of writing studies' engagement with emerging technologies.

As an educator, Shealy designs first-year writing curricula that integrate critical AI literacy with rhetorical theory, preparing students to ethically and effectively engage with generative tools. His teaching philosophy emphasizes developing students' capacity to analyze how digital culture reshapes meaning-making processes while maintaining academic integrity in evolving technological landscapes.