Rev. Dr. Holland Prior is passionate about words. She joined the faculty at 国产剧麻豆剧 in 2022, and she directs both the College Composition program and the Loma Writing Center. She also teaches courses in rhetoric, composition, writing theory, and pedagogy. Prior鈥檚 areas of specialty include Christian rhetorics, writing centers, and writing program administration, and her published work has appeared in a variety of scholarly and creative venues. Prior is also an ordained minister with the Wesleyan Church and co-editor of "Program Profiles" for .
Education
- Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- M.F.A., University of New Hampshire
- M.Div. Azusa Pacific Seminary
- B.A., Azusa Pacific University
Courses Taught
- WRI 1010/1016 College Composition
- WRI 3070 Writing Theory and Pedagogy
- WRI 6001 Composition Pedagogy I
- WRI 6002 Composition Pedagogy II
Professional and Community Involvement
- Treasurer, Rhetoric and Religious Traditions Standing Interest Group
- Editor-in-Chief, Story Collective, The Sacred Alliance at Indiana Wesleyan University
- Ordained Minister, The Wesleyan Church
Awards and Honors
- Extraordinary Teaching Award, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2021
- Three-Minute Thesis Competition Winner, University of New Hampshire, 2017
- Spiritual Nonfiction Essay Contest Semi-Finalist, Ruminate Magazine, 2016
Dissertations, Presentations, and Publications
- 鈥淩eimagining Sponsorship: Recovery Work, Institutional Sponsorship, and the Nearly ForgottenRev. Mary A. Will.鈥� Peitho, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 32-54.
- 鈥淪uper Friends Crossover: Variations of Graduate Tutor Training across the Multiversity.鈥� International Writing Centers Association. Baltimore, MD. October 2023.
- 鈥淭ransgressive Discourse: Studying Women Preachers鈥� Counter-Discourse in Sacred Places.鈥� Conference on College Composition and Communication. Chicago, IL. February 2023.
- 鈥淭o Splinter and Split: Mapping the Use of the Term Evangelical on Twitter in the Age of Trump,鈥� in New Directions in Rhetoric and Religion: Exploring Emerging Intersections of Religion, Public Discourse, and Rhetorical Scholarship. Lexington Books, 2021.
- 鈥淎 Fractured Legacy: Misremembering American Clergywomen.鈥� Rhetoric Society of America. Baltimore, MD. May 2022.
- 鈥淭he Untapped Potential of Mindfulness in Fostering Transfer and Deliberative Discourse.鈥� Conference on College Composition and Communication. Chicago, IL. March 2022.
- 鈥淲riting Outside of the Lines: Collaboration and Online Instruction in Higher Learning During COVID-19.鈥� Southeastern Museums Conference. Chattanooga, TN. October 2021.
- 鈥淐ritical Imagination and Evangelical Clergywomen.鈥� Feminisms and Rhetorics Conference. Harrisonburg, VA. November 2019.
- 鈥淲omen Preachers and Sponsorship: The Ordination, Deposition, and Restoration of Rev. Mary A. Will.鈥� International Society for the History of Rhetoric Conference. New Orleans, LA. July 2019.
- 鈥淚nvestigating Student Dispositions: Notes from an Ongoing Writing Program Research Initiative at the University of Tennessee.鈥� Conference on College Composition and Communication. Pittsburgh, PA. March 2019.
- 鈥淲omen Preachers and Physical Space.鈥� Rhetoric & Religion in the 21st Century Conference. Knoxville, TN. October 2018.
