Brief Professional Bio for Rob Dornsife In 2008, Dr. Rob Dornsife published articles in Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, as well as in Computers and Composition (Online). Previously, Rob has published in Radical Pedagogy; Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy; the Journal of Advanced Composition; Computer Assisted Composition Journal; The Teaching Professor; and in NEJ, KE, MEJ, The National Teaching and Learning Forum, The Writing Lab Newsletter, and others. He edited a master anthology for Xanedu titled Composition and Technology in the 21^st Century. He provided "Computer Connection" text for Harcourt's Rinehart Guide to Grammar and Usage, and contributed a chapter to the NCTE book Administrative Problem-Solving for Writing Programs and Writing Centers. Rob had an invited submission appear in the premiere issue of the journal Cyberfict. Rob has presented, and served as advisor to, many conference presentations, most recently delivering at the Computers and Writing conference. In 2008, Rob won a Reloy Garcia Award for Excellence in Teaching in English, presented at the Department of English Honors and Awards Convocation. In 2007, Creighton’s campus newspaper, The Creightonian, cited Rob (in a tie) as “Favorite Professor” in its “Best of CU” supplement. Rob was selected to address the 2006 freshman class on the topic of “Unity of Heart, Mind, and Soul” as part of the Welcome Week 2006 “Call to Community” program. Rob was the Distinguished Speaker at the 2005 4th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series at Texas A&M University, where he will addressed the English graduate students and the English department faculty on the topic of composition pedagogy. The title of his lecture was “Pedagogical Cowardice: Changing Courses and Their Tensions.” After this lecture, Texas A & M’s English Graduate Student Associated sponsored two, one-time, Awards for Bravery in Teaching. Rob received Creighton University's highest teaching honor, the Robert F. Kennedy Student Award for Excellence in Teaching, at Creighton University's Spring 1996 Commencement ceremony. During Founder’s Week 2003, Rob received from the Creighton College of Arts and Sciences the College Award for Professional Excellence in Full Time Teaching. Rob was recognized for his “outstanding performance and lasting contribution” to the Freshman Leadership Program in 2004. Rob was honored with the First Annual Creighton University Greek Community Award for Outstanding Educator and Leader at Creighton University. In 1997, Rob received an award at the Greek Awards Banquet for his "commitment to students," and he received similar recognition at the 1998 and 1999 and 2000 Greek Awards. (He has since served as judge for the Greek Awards. ) In Fall 2001, Rob was nominated by the students of the Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (MACURH) to represent Creighton University at its conference. In the Spring of 2000, Rob was the Guest Speaker at the Greek Awards Night. In the Fall of 2000, Rob was the Honored Speaker for Welcome Week, where he addressed the entire incoming Freshman class. Rob has twice been the Featured Speaker at the Honors Program Retreat. Rob is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu and Omicron Delta Kappa. In 1994, Rob received an Outstanding Young Alumni Award at the Commencement ceremony of his undergraduate alma mater, Shippensburg University. While earning his PhD at Lehigh University, Rob received letters of commendation for his teaching from the Dean and the Provost. He has served as a consultant to the Writing Program at Loyola College in Baltimore. (Rob has been nominated for and/or received other recognitions not listed here.) Click here to return to Rob’s home page