Petts Ashleigh

Ph.D. 2020, Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture, North Dakota State University

M.A. 2013, Professional Writing and Editing, West Virginia University

M.A. 2009, Spanish, West Virginia University

B.A. 2007, Spanish, Marshall University  

Dr. Petts' research focuses on the policy writing process in higher education. In addition, she has co-published an article in Review of Communication on environmental justice. Dr. Petts began teaching at the university level in 2007, and she brings her industry experience into the classroom. Dr. Petts worked as a technical communicator at two software companies in Cleveland, Ohio, and she completed an internship at Microsoft during her doctoral program. She also worked as a user experience researcher in Fargo, North Dakota.

Research Articles

McGreavy, B., Kelley, S., Ludden, J., Card, D., Cogbill-Seiders, E., Derk, I., Gordon, C., Haynal, K., Krzus-Shaw, K., Parks, M.M., Petts, A., Ross, D.G., & Walker, K. (2020). "No(t) camping": engaging intersections of housing, transportation, and environmental justice through critical praxis. Review of Communication 20(2), 119-217. https://doi.org/10.1080/15358593.2020.1737191

Invited Submission

Petts, A. (2020). Sartorial/rhetorical style: costume and appearance in Victorian fallen woman fiction. In B. Čubrović [Ed.], Belgrade English Language and Literature Studies: BELLS90 Proceedings (Vol. #2, pp. 183-199). Belgrade Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade.