Sydney Sullivan
Ph.D. Candidate - Language, Literacy and Culture
While social media, digital news articles, and general advances in technology have led some educators to feel students are disengaged or can’t pay attention in the classroom, Sydney sees this as an area of concentration that should be at the center of curricula. Getting students to engage with digital rhetoric and how the world around them is currently making arguments is critical to encourage them to stay informed in their day-to-day lives. Pairing this with well-being, to her, is the tricky part. However, Sydney also believes in order to encourage students to engage with social justice issues and be engaged with the world around them, they must also engage with themselves.
Education
Ph.D. Education Expected: June 2025
Emphasis Area: Language, Literacy, and Culture
Designated Emphasis: Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition
Studies University of California Davis, Davis, CA
M.A. English Literature Conferred May 2020
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
B.A. English Literature Conferred May 2018
Minor: Writing
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Research Interests
Well-being, Critical Media Literacy, Social Networking Sites, Digital Literacy, Critical Pedagogy, Pedagogies of Care
Publications
Conference Proceedings
Sullivan, S. (2018) The Uses of Absence in Sappho’s Poetry. Scholars Archive Oregon State University: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/6w924h99n
Chapters
Sullivan, S. (2023). Rethinking Curriculums: How Critical Digital Literacy and Mandatory Composition Courses Collide. In S. Gennaro, N. Higdon, M. Hoechsmann, & J. Share (Eds.), Critical Media Literacy and Radical Democracy in Higher Education (Under Review)
Sullivan, S. (2023) Digital Engagement in Undergraduates: A
mixed-methods study of how students engage in a digital world and
what that means for their well-being. In McGraw Hill-Aula Magna
(Eds.), Critical Media Literacy – Literacidade Mediática Crítica
– Literacidade Crítica da Mídia (Under Review)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Cochran, Silvers, Sullivan, Benson, and Halsey. (2020) “Authenticity, Self-Compassion, and Self-Determination Theory: A Response to Power Inequities within Higher Education.” Composition Studies
Courses Taught
University of Arizona
ENGL 101: College Composition I
ENGL 102: College Composition II
ENGL 109H : Honors English Composition
University of California, Davis
UWP1: Introduction to Academic Literacies
UWP1Y: Introduction to Academic Literacies: Hyrbid
UWP1V: Introduction to Academic Literacies: Fully Online