About

Joshua Botvin is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the First Year English Program and the Assistant Director of the Writing & Multiliteracy Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is currently a PhD student in Texas Tech University’s Technical Communication and Rhetoric Program. He instructs first year English courses in Critical Writing & Reading as well as Technical and Business Communication. His research focuses on the studies of rhetoric and composition, technical communication, writing center administration, pop culture, labor equity, and classroom accessibility.

Organizational Affiliations

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

Past Affiliations

Grant Writer, Arts Foundation of Cape Cod

Education

Technical Communication & Rhetoric
2023, Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Tech University

(Pursuing)

Professional Writing
2014–2016, Master of Arts (MA), University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (United States, New Bedford) - UMD
English: Literature & Criticism
2010–2013, Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (United States, New Bedford) - UMD