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Timothy P Oleksiak

612/624-3445
Dept of Writing Studies 316 NCCE 315 Pillsbury Dr SE
Curriculum Vitae

Department Affiliations

Narrative

Timothy Oleksiak is a graduate instructor and doctoral candidate in the Department of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota. His research is grounded in rhetorical theory and centers on the relationship between rhetorical listening, online discourse, and writing pedagogy.


Specialties

  • Rhetorical Listening
  • Rhetorical Theory
  • Online pedagogy
  • Critical Composition Pedagogy and Theory

Educational Background

  • Ph.D: Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2009-present.
  • M.A.: English Literature, The Unviersity of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 2007.
  • B.S.: English, Secondary Education, Eastern Michigan University, Ypislanti, Michigan, 2004.

Publications

  • Incendiary Discourse: Reconsidering "Flaming," Authority, and Deliberative Democracy in Computer-mediated Communication: Oleksiak, Timothy, Composition Studies, 40 , 2012.
  • Review of Gunter Kress's Multimodality: A Social-semiotic Approach to Contemporary Communication: Oleksiak, Timothy, Rhetoric Society Quarterly, 42 , 2012.
  • Review of Sidney I. Dobrin, J.A. Rice, and Michael Vastola's Beyond Postprocess: Oleksiak, Timothy, Composition Studies, 40 , 2012. Link

Awards

  • Department of Writing Studies Graduate Teaching Excellence Award, 2011

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to University Writing
  • Technical and Professional Writing
  • Basic Communication Skills
  • Argument and Analysis
  • Business and Professional Writing
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