Biography

I’m an associate professor in the departments of Professional/Public Writing and Natural Resources Science at the University of Rhode Island where I direct the DWELL Lab. In May 2020, I received a Ph.D. in English from the University of Florida, specializing in Rhetoric and Writing Studies. I research scientific and environmental rhetoric and teach graduate and undergraduate courses in science writing and environmental advocacy. My research intersects place-based writing and digital rhetoric to understand how emerging location-based media provide new possibilities for community-engaged advocacy and science storytelling. As part of my place-based research, I am interested in using rhetorical historiography as part of the social justice paradigm for environmental communication. My articles have appeared in Rhetoric Society Quarterly, Enculturation, Kairos, and elsewhere. My articles have received NCTE/CCCC’s Technical and Scientific Communication Awards (2020 and 2022) and honorable mention from ARSTM’s Article of the Year Award (2022).  For more information, visit my website: madisonpjones.com.