Rob Faunce

Rob Faunce serves as an Associate Professor of Instructional in the Department of English at Temple University's College of Liberal Arts. He is a core faculty member in the First Year Writing Program and an Affiliated Faculty in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, teaching courses spanning composition, 20th/21st century literature, film studies, and gender theory.

His research integrates Composition, Rhetoric, Queer Theory, and Film Studies to examine pedagogical evolution through technology and identity. Faunce pioneers methods connecting cinematic analysis to writing instruction, particularly through queer lenses, while recently exploring Generative AI applications in education. His work consistently challenges normative classroom structures through critical gender and sexuality frameworks.

Analysis of Faunce's 2009-2015 publications reveals deep engagement with queer mentorship models and adjunct labor issues within higher education. His scholarship demonstrates how film theory informs composition pedagogy, with recurring themes of identity politics in classroom dynamics and institutional critique of academic labor hierarchies.

Faunce's scholarly impact is recognized through significant teaching honors:

• 2024 Distinguished Teaching Award for First Year Writing

His mentorship philosophy, evidenced in publications like "Queer Mentors," emphasizes identity-affirming guidance within writing instruction. Though specific grant details aren't public, his departmental leadership in the First Year Writing Program demonstrates sustained institutional influence through curriculum development and pedagogical innovation.