Roy Vallis

Roy Vallis is a Retired Continuing Lecturer in the Writing Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He specializes in rhetoric, film studies, and writing pedagogy. His courses include Writing 1, 2, 50, Writing about Film (109F), Writing for the Humanities (109HU), and the course Writing 105 Rhetoric and Writing (105R), which he designed in 2006 and continues to teach.

Dr. Vallis holds a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Film from UC Berkeley, alongside a B.A. in English with an emphasis in Medieval Studies from the same institution. His research interests intersect film analysis, medieval literary traditions, and the application of rhetorical theory to contemporary writing education.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided information. His academic contributions focus on curriculum development and innovative teaching methods in writing programs.