Robert Samuels

Robert Samuels is a Senior Lecturer in the Writing Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), within the College of Letters and Science. His academic roles include teaching courses such as Writing for Public Discourse, Social Sciences, and Rhetoric. He holds doctorates in Psychology and English and maintains a blog, 'Changing Universities,' discussing higher education issues.

Education:

• Doctorate in Psychology
• Doctorate in English

Research Interests:

• Academic and social science writing pedagogy
• Psychoanalysis (particularly Lacanian theory)
• Rhetoric, media studies, and higher education policy

Recent Publications: Recent works address college mental health through psychoanalysis, political ideologies in TV, and critiques of higher education myths. His scholarship bridges psychoanalysis with education and media studies.

Grants & Advising: No specific grants or advisees listed. Focus remains on teaching and publishing.

Labs/Teams: Not explicitly affiliated with research labs, but contributes to UCSB’s Writing Program initiatives.