
Kristin Wagel
Education
PhD, Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (expected May 2023) MA, Communication, Central Michigan University, 2019 Master’s Thesis: Running Past an Opportunity: Obama’s Marathon Metaphor for Criminal Justice Reform BA, Communication, Oakland University, 2016
Research Interests
My research interests center on the intersection of race-place-memory-region and blending textual methods with rhetorical field methods.
Teaching Experience
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2019 present COMMUN 264: Persuasive Speaking COMMUN 103: Public Speaking
Central Michigan University Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2017-Spring 2019 COM 101: Introduction to Communication
Departmental and Professional Service
Co-Chair, UW-Milwaukee’s Rhetoric Society of America Graduate Student Chapter (2020-present) PhD Student Representative, Graduate Affairs Committee (2020-present) Co-Organizer, UW-Milwaukee’s Public Speaking Showcase (2019-2020)
Awards and Recognition
2020 Outstanding Thesis Award, Central Michigan University 2019 Excellence in Mentoring, Department of Communication, Central Michigan University
Academic Memberships
Rhetoric Society of America National Communication Association