Scholarly Research
Here, you can find the original research I have completed while being a graduate student (Spring 2022-Present). The subject matter ranges from the archival to the hotly rhetorical.
Check back here for my original research, as I will be making sure to update this page with more of my work, including those I wrote and presented while being an undergraduate student (Fall 2016-Spring 2021)!
Grad School Projects
The following three projects were originally written and submitted for courses I took during the pursuit of my M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition (R&C) The first two below come from my ENC6952 "R&C Capstone" course, which I completed in Fall 2024. The third project below comes from my ENC6740 "Global Black Rhetorics" course. This work led to my panel presentation at the 2024 Conference on College Composition & Communication, and led to my getting recognized with their "Scholars for the Dream" award.
For those interested in my more multimedia projects, stay tuned, and/or watch this "Professional Career Pitch" video I made, which was also done for ENC6952, and which I geared with Losey Law PLLC in mind!
Career Profile Assessment
My first big paper for ENC6952 required me to conduct an interview with somebody in the field and/or working a position I seek to someday occupy myself. Thus, I interviewed & wrote about Dillon Lowery, a corporate lawyer working for Foley and Lardner LLP.
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Career Profile Assessment on Dillon Lowery, Esquire
(Supplemental) 2024-09-19 Interview Transcript
Minutes of Dillon Lowery & I's Breakfast Meeting
Career Plan Assessment/Predictions
For this project, which will take on many forms beyond its pages, I cast the arc and trajectory of my burgeoning professional career, describing in detail my short & long-term goals, my reasons for wanting to go to law school, and backup plans/alternative career paths.
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ENC6952 Career Plan (1st Complete Draft)
Nommo, or the Generative Power of the Spoken Word
This paper was originally the culmination of my going through Dr. Esther Milu's ENC6740 course, centered around her & Dr. Ronisha Browdy's understanding of Global Black Rhetorics (GBR). After compiling a literature review on the concept, I wrote about the origins of this African concept, traced it to other diasporic cultures, and explored its presence in contemporary Western civilization.
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Exploring the Generative Power of Nommo (Beyond Names and Words)
Reflective Essay
You can read all about the construction of this website, as well as the rhetorical choices I made while creating my e-Portfolio, by downloading this Word document.