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Ryan Crawford, Ph.D., is the Director of the First Year Writing Program at the University of New Haven, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences and the English Department. He holds a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the same institution, alongside a TESOL Certificate and a B.A. in Marketing from Clemson University.
- Education:
- Ph.D., Rhetoric and Composition, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
- M.F.A., Creative Writing, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
- TESOL Certificate, TEFL International
- B.A., Marketing, Clemson University
Crawford’s pedagogy emphasizes intrinsic motivation, eudaimonic reward, and exploratory desire in the composition classroom, aiming to empower students through critical reflection on power structures and discourse. His research adopts a diffractive methodology, integrating insights from composition studies, neuroscience, education, psychology, and philosophy to examine how self and agency emerge through interaction with environments. This work is grounded in Karen Barad’s quantum intra-action theory and neurobiological plasticity, offering a materialist perspective on learning and composition scholarship.
His publications highlight interdisciplinary trends, merging composition studies with cognitive modeling, flow states, and neuroplasticity. Despite his contributions, no specific scientific awards are mentioned in the provided text. His email contact is RDCrawford@newhaven.edu.
