Petger Schaberg, MA
- Associate Teaching Professor
Degree(s)
- MA University of Colorado, Boulder; BA Depaul University
Areas of Expertise
- Cultural Rhetorics
- Public Rhetorics, Civics, and Advocacy
- Creative Nonfiction
- Writing Studies and Pedagogy
- Digital Storytelling, Content Generation, and New Media
- Technical, Professional, and Community Writing
- Digital Rhetorics, Information Literacies, and Critical Data Literacies
- Science Writing and Environmental Rhetorics
- Rhetorics of Image, Sound, and the Body
Bio
Whether his students are directing their careers toward research, entrepreneurship, public policy, law, business, or another area, he relishes the opportunity to help them develop writing skills in analysis, argument, and genre awareness—skills that transfer to a wide range of professional contexts. He has presented his research at recent conferences in Philadelphia, Paris, Kansas City, London, Xi'an, Chicago, and Oslo--and is excited about the opportunity to work with students to develop a flexible, agile writing skillset that helps them meet their professional goals.
Select Accomplishments
- Broadcast Generation
Course(s) Regularly Taught
- WRTG 3030 Writing on Science and Society: How Science Persuades
- WRTG 3035 Technical Communication & Design
- WRTG 1100 Extended First-year Writing & Rhetoric