Education

Teaching

• English
• Communication
• Rhetoric
• Pop Culture

Research

Research interests

• Pop Culture
• Rhetoric
• Writing Center Studies
• First Year English Pedagogy

Select publications

• Joshua Botvin (2023).
  Jaws and the Racial Ubiquity of the Summer Blockbuster
  This Shark Swallow You Whole: Essays on the Cultural Influence of Jaws
  
• Joshua Botvin and Elisabeth Buck (2024).
  A Tale of Two Writing Centers
  Disruptive Stories: Amplifying Voices from the Writing Center Margins
  
• Joshua Botvin, Jackie O'Dell, Yuan Zhang (2024).
  A Guide to Analyzing Arguments in an Academic Setting
  
  
• Joshua Botvin (2022).
  Jaws and the Racial Ubiquity of the Summer Blockbuster
  This Shark Swallow You Whole: Essays on the Cultural Influence of Jaws
  

Joshua Botvin is a Teaching Professor of English & Communication, the Assistant Director of the Writing & Multiliteracy Center, and the Faculty Coordinator for Peer Assisted Learning at UMass Dartmouth. He began his work in writing centers in 2017 as a Writing Assistant in the University’s Writing & Reading Center. Josh is local to the region and a graduate of UMassD, receiving both his Bachelor's in English Literature & Criticism as well as his Masters in Professional Writing from the University. Josh conducts research in pop cultural studies, classroom accessibility and engagement, labor equity, and writing center development. He teaches in the First Year English Program as well as classes in Business and Technical Communication. Josh is driven by the meaningful connections he makes with students, tutors, and peers, and hopes to positively impact those around him in the UMassD community.

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