Shevaun Watson

Shevaun Watson is an Associate Professor and Director of Composition in the English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), affiliated with the College of Letters & Science. She holds a PhD from Miami University of Ohio, an MA from UWM, and a BA from the University of Minnesota. Her academic roles include membership in the Department Management Team and multiple core faculty groups focusing on professional and technical writing, rhetoric, and community engagement.

Watson’s research explores intersections of rhetoric, African American memory work, literacy history, and educational collaboration. She examines topics like monument protests, enslaved educators’ roles in early Black literacy, and spatial politics in urban slavery narratives. Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary social justice issues.

Her publications span rhetoric theory, educational collaboration (e.g., library instruction redesign), and transatlantic literacy politics. Recent work emphasizes memory studies and activist rhetoric. Watson collaborates widely with writing faculty and librarians to innovate pedagogical practices.

She leads UWM’s Composition Program, overseeing undergraduate writing curricula. No specific grants or labs are detailed in the provided materials, though her collaborative projects suggest active engagement in program development initiatives.