Erin Fitzgerald

Erin Fitzgerald, PhD

Research and Teaching Fields:

Rhetoric of Health and Medicine, STEM Writing, Technical and Professional Writing, Ethics of Care, Rhetorical Theory, Genre Theory, Gender and Identity Studies, and Writing Studies.

 

Institution

Degree

Year

California State University, Fullerton

B.A. in Psychology

B.A. in Anthropology

2006

California State University, Fullerton

M.A. in Anthropology (Biological and Evolutionary)

2008

University of New Mexico

M.S. in Anthropology (Evolutionary)

2013

University of New Mexico

M.A. in English (Rhetoric and Composition)

2016

Auburn University

Ph.D. in English (Rhetoric and Composition)

2022

 

Publications:

  • Fitzgerald, E. (2025). The future of ethics in medical communication. In D. Ross (Ed). The Handbook of Ethics in Technical and Professional Communication. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Fitzgerald, E. (2024, April). Creating a space for positionality: A reflection on the challenges and the vulnerabilities of positionality in dissertation writing. Positionality Stories. Medium.com.
  • Fitzgerald, E. (2022, Nov). [Review of the book Rhetoric of Health and Medicine As/Is, by L. Melonçon; S. S. Graham; J. Johnson; J. A. Lynch; C. Ryan, eds.]. H-Sci-Med-Tech, H-Net Reviews (published online)
  • Fitzgerald, E. (2019). Gendered responsibility: A critique of HPV vaccine ads, 2006-2016. In J. White-  Farnham, B. S. Finer, C. Molloy (Eds). Women’s Health Advocacy: Rhetorical Ingenuity for the 21st Century. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Fitzgerald, E. (2019). [Review of the book The online writing conference: A guide for teachers and tutors, by Beth Hewett]. Kairos: Journal of Rhetoric, Pedagogy, and Technology, (published online Spring 2019, Issue 23.2)
  • Wickman, C., & Fitzgerald, E. (2018, Dec 10). Introduction writing and science: An editorial perspective. Written Communication, 36(1), 3-8. Special Issue: Writing and Science. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Fitzgerald, E., Potter, B., & Tseptsura, M. (2015). "Conversation: Online, Course “Talk” Can Become Writing." PowerPoint Lecture featured in Kairos: Journal of Rhetoric, Pedagogy, and Technology. In Bourelle, T., Bourelle, A., Spong, S., Knutson, A., Howland-Davis, E. Kubasek., N. "Reflections in Online Writing Instruction: Pathways to Professional Development.," (published online Fall 2015, Issue 20.1)

 Undergraduate Courses Taught:

  • EN 111: First Year Composition I
  • EN 112: First Year Composition II
  • EN 302W Introduction to Professional Writing
  • EN 434W Language in Society
  • EN 443 Instruction to Composition
  • EN 415W Rhetoric of Health and Medicine
  • EN 430W Writing for STEM
  • EN 495W Special Topics: Writing Ethics
  • EN 495W Special Topics: Professional Writing for Digital Media 

Graduate Courses Taught:

  • EN 534W Language in Society
  • EN 543: Instruction to Composition 
  • EN 530W Writing for STEM 
  • EN 595W Special Topics: Writing Ethics
  • EN 595W Special Topics: Professional Writing for Digital Media
  • EN 625W: Document Design
  • EN 691W Policy and Public Health in Writing
  • EN 694W MA Direct Final Project
  • EN 697 Independent Study