dawn m. armfield
phd candidate in rhetoric and scientific and technical communication
dawn m. armfield, M.A.
dawn m. armfield is a PhD candidate in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication in the Writing Studies Department at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she was an instructional technologist for the e-Learning Center at Northern Arizona University.
She earned an M.A. in English with a focus in Literacy, Technology, and Professional Writingfrom Northern Arizona University. Her research agenda includes identity research, Internet studies (specifically social networks), visual rhetoric, and cultural studies. Her past research includes a Master's thesis entitled "Self-Representation: Women in Online Communities."
dawn has taught courses in first year writing (FYW), technical and professional writing, rhetoric, technology, and the internet, technology in the classroom, and law enforcement communication.