About

Dr. Ashley Beardsley received her PhD in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from the University of Oklahoma. She teaches courses on rhetoric, professional and technical communication, digital composing, and other topics. Dr. Beardsley's research focuses on the intersections of food, digital, and feminist rhetoric, examining the constitutive qualities and intra-actions of recipe sharing in online and physical texts. Her work has recently appeared in Multimodal + Justice + Action, Peitho, and Center Moves: A Peer-Reviewed Archive of Tutor Training Materials, and her book manuscript is under review. Her current research project explores the relationships between sharing the material products of sourdough in person and through digital media traces.

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Honors

College of Arts and Sciences Award for Excellence in Teaching with Technology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (United States, North Dartmouth) - UMD, 2025

Organizational Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Department of English and Communication, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Past Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Western Illinois University (United States, Macomb) - WIU

Director of the University Writing Center, Western Illinois University (United States, Macomb) - WIU

Education

Rhetoric and Writing Studies
2018–2022, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oklahoma (United States, Norman) - OU
Publishing
08/2014, Certificate, Denver Publishing Institute
Writing and Poetics
2012–2014, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Naropa University (United States, Boulder)

Poetry Concentration

English and Theater
2008–2011, Bachelor of Arts (BA), St. Bonaventure University (United States, Allegany) - SBU