Peter Vandenberg

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Writing, Rhetoric, and DiscourseProfessor and Executive Associate Dean, Combined Program CoordinatorFaculty
DegreesPhD, English (Rhetoric and Composition Studies), Texas Christian University​​
Contact
pvandenb@depaul.edu773.325.1795
Office
SAC 351

BIO

Research Interests

Composition theory and pedagogy; writing instruction; writing center studies and writing program administration; new media production.

Courses Recently Taught

  • WRD 104: Composition & Rhetoric II
  • WRD 241: The Essay from Print to New Media
  • WRD 309: Ghostwriting
  • WRD 500: Proseminar
  • WRD 513: Semiotics
  • WRD 515: The Essay​
  • WRD 541: Composition Theory

Recent Scholarship

  • Keywords in Writing Studies.  Utah State University Press. Co-edited with Paul Heilker. 2015.
  • "Composition Studies." GXB. Genre across borders: an international, interdisciplinary network of researchers, theories, and resources. 2012.
  • Advancing by Degree: Placing the MA in Writing Studies. Conference on College Composition and Communication  62.2 (December 2010):  257-282. (Co-authored with Jennifer Clary-Lemon.)
  • "Expanding the Space of Face-to-Face: Writing Centers and Audio-Visual-Textual Conferencing." Kairos 13.1 (August 2008). (With Melanie Yergeau and Katherine Wozniak.)

Selected Professional Activities

  • Immediate Past President, Independent Writing Departments and Programs Association, 2015-16.

Committees

  • Faculty Council Handbook Committee