Sara DiCaglio

Sara DiCaglio is an Assistant Professor of English at Texas A&M University, specializing in rhetoric of health and medicine, feminist science studies, and disability studies. Her research explores intersections between health, environment, and embodiment through concepts like incompletion and atmospheric rhetorics.

Education:

• Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2016
• M.A., Hunter College, 2010
• M.F.A., University of Michigan, 2008
• A.B., Harvard College, 2006

Research Interests: Her work focuses on reproductive (un)endings, pandemic writings, graphic medicine, and the rhetoric of health and gender. She is authoring a book, Tracing Loss: Feminist Anatomies of Reproductive (Un)endings, examining scientific and cultural definitions of pregnancy loss.

Key Themes in Publications: Her articles address pandemic discourses (e.g., atmospheric erasures during Covid-19), olfactory rhetorics, and historical embryo staging systems. She critically engages scientific narratives through feminist and disability studies frameworks.

Awards:

• Montague-Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar (2022)
• Arts & Humanities Fellowship (2021)

Teaching & Grants: Teaches courses on graphic medicine and pandemic writings. Her grants include support for interdisciplinary health humanities projects. She co-edited a journal issue on feminist health literacy legacy.

Labs/Teams: Engaged in collaborative research on medical humanities and environmental rhetoric through Texas A&M's interdisciplinary networks.