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faculty
Ashley Beardsley, PhD
Assistant Professor / Director, Writing & Multiliteracy Center
English & Communication
Contact
508-999-8274
abeardsley@umassd.edu
Claire T. Carney Library 219
Education
| 2022 | University of Oklahoma | PhD |
| 2014 | Naropa University | MFA |
| 2011 | St. Bonaventure University | BA |
Teaching
Courses
Theories and dynamics of writing consultation and course-based tutoring. Readings theorize the writing process, conflicting ideas about writing itself, as well as writing center history, theory, and practice. The course is highly interactive, calling on students to use readings as the grounding for the critical examination of writing consultant practices, as well as the co-construction of classroom discussions and activities. Field work (one hour per week) as a writing consultant is required.
Research
Research interests
- Food Rhetoric
- Digital Media Studies
- Rhetorical Criticism
Select publications
- Ashley M. Beardsley (2025).
Building an Embodied, Multisensory Classroom Activity: A Recipe
Multimodal + Justice + Action, 1
Dr. Ashley Beardsley received her PhD in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from the University of Oklahoma. She teaches courses on rhetoric, professional and technical communication, digital composing, and other topics. Dr. Beardsley's research focuses on the intersections of food, digital, and feminist rhetoric, examining the constitutive qualities and intra-actions of recipe sharing in online and physical texts. Her work has recently appeared in Multimodal + Justice + Action, Peitho, and Center Moves: A Peer-Reviewed Archive of Tutor Training Materials, and her book manuscript is under review. Her current research project explores the relationships between sharing the material products of sourdough in person and through digital media traces.