about andréa

assistant professor of rhetoric & composition

Andréa D. Davis is an Assistant Professor at Washington State University, Tri-Cities in the Department of English, where she is also the campus Writing Program Administrator. Andréa teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Composition, Rhetoric and Professional Writing, as well as in the Digital Technology and Culture program.

Andréa received her Ph.D. in dual concentrations—Cultural Rhetorics and Digital Rhetorics & Professional Writing—from Michigan State University under the advisement of Malea Powell (chair), Julie Lindquist, Dànielle N. DeVoss, and Dean Rehberger.

"...storytellers do not represent the world; they
call forth worlds that can be inhabited and that
generate new stories." ~ John D. Niles

Andréa's current research projects include expanding her archival research on her great grandfather Edward H. Davis, the cornerstone collector for the Heye Foundation, Museum of the American Indian, to produce an historiography that contextualizes his work with Native communities.

Among her many other projects, she is also working on exploration of professional development and mentoring aspects of administration resulting in an edited collection of graduate student professional development narratives, as well as a coauthored article with one of her undergraduate Veteran students.

areas of specialization

digital rhetorics, cultural rhetorics, teaching with technology, composition pedagogy, technical and professional writing, and writing program administration.

research areas

identity, representation, multimedia storytelling, games and game theory, space/place, and institutional critique.