Discussions on Writing and Rhetoric

Greetings and welcome to DWR- Discussions on Writing and Rhetoric. Join your hosts, professors Meeghan Faulconer and Nikolas Gardiakos from the University of Central Florida, for some informal conversations around research and practice in the field at the university level. These discussions are a place inclusive for curious novices, blossoming scholars, and seasoned academics to consider and share their inquiries, experiences, and passions surrounding writing and rhetoric.

Discussions on Writing and Rhetoric is a education podcast hosted by Meeghan Faulconer and Nikolas Gardiakos, with 24 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Meeghan Faulconer and Nikolas Gardiakos hosts Discussions on Writing and Rhetoric, a education show with 24 episodes published.

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  Episode #24

  Episode 24: Hannah Benton - Fanfiction and Disability Studies

  Feb 28, 202656 minS0

  <p>We are pleased to welcome Hannah Benton, a recent UCF graduate with a BA in Writing & Rhetoric, to the podcast. During her undergrad time at UCF, Hannah  worked as a peer tutoring consultant in the University Writing Center and completed an Honors Undergraduate Thesis. Her project titled “Fanfiction as a Reflection of Available Representation: A Critique on Mass Media,” explores how and why fanfictions affirm or transform canonical depictions of disability in mass media.</p> <p>This project was awarded both 1st place and the People's Choice at the Knights Write Showcase, and was presented the National Research Conference at UP...

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  Episode #23

  Episode 23: Dr. Joel Bergholtz - Digital Rhetorics

  Jan 30, 20261h 6mS0

  <p>Join us as we chat with Dr. Joel Bergholtz, a member of our UCF faculty, who currently teaches Composition I and II along with ENC 4416 Writing in Digital Environments. Dr. Bergholtz's research interests include assemblage and circulation as methodological frameworks for internet research methods, raciolinguistics as an interpretive framework, public spaces (physical, digital, and hybrid), social media pedagogies, antiracist pedagogies, and more.  He is also currently a faculty editor of the UCF publication Convergence Rhetoric and presented at Conference on College Composition and Communication 2025 with his research titled:</p> <p>"R-R-R-Reeeemixxxx: Diggin’ in the Comments, Flippin' the Spreadsheets, Cuttin' the...

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  Episode #22

  Episode 22: Dr. Esther Milu - Global Black Rhetorics

  Dec 2, 202555 minS0

  <p>Our guest for this episode is Dr. Esther Milu, Associate Professor here at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Milu’s research includes language diversity, multilingual pedagogies, translingual writing, immigrant Black literacies, and Global Black Rhetorics. Dr. Milu has been published in multiple publications, most recently including Composition Studies, Rhetoric Society of America Quarterly, and College Composition Communication, along with contributing to several books. </p>

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  Episode #21

  Episode 21: Dr. Kara Taczak - Reflection, Metacognition, and Transfer

  Oct 6, 20251h 4mS0

  <p>Our guest on this episode is UCF Assistant Professor Dr. Kara Taczak. Dr. Taczak is currently co-editor of  College Composition and Communication, and her award winning research examines composition theory and pedagogy, with a focus on teaching for transfer and reflection. Her work has appeared in numerous edited collections as well as in CCC, Writing Spaces, International Journal of Work Integrated Learning, the WAC Journal, Composition Forum, Teaching English in a Two-Year College, and Across the Disciplines. </p> <p>This episode also features our Assistant Producer, and DWR Podcast Intern, Madelyn Alvarez joining in the conversation.  </p>

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  Episode #20

  Episode 20: Heather Vazquez - UCF Global / Florida Prison Education Project

  Apr 29, 202557 minS0

  <p>In this episode we are joined by Heather Vazquez, a lecturer here at the University of Central Florida in our Department of Writing and Rhetoric. Heather is the Education Coordinator and an instructor with the Florida Prison Education Project, or FPEP, working with incarcerated Central Floridians to achieve an undergraduate degree. Additionally, Heather is one of our designated UCF Global instructors, teaching student populations of international students. Beyond FPEP and UCF Global, her teaching and interests include first-year composition, multilingual writing, language diversity, translingualism, and World Englishes. </p>

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