Biography
Natalie Madruga (she/her) was born in Key West, Florida where she is considered a “freshwater conch.” She is an Instructor for The University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Department of Writing and Rhetoric, and the inaugural Faculty Fellow for the Office of Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives (HSI). Natalie's HSI work is part of the objective for the office's title V grant, Project POTENCIAL.
She attended UCF as an undergraduate and graduate student (go Knights!), graduating with a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies and an MA in Rhetoric and Composition. While in her graduate program, she taught First-Year Writing courses as the Instructor of Record and conducted research for the First-Year Writing Program. In 2020, she was awarded the Conference on College Composition and Communication’s Scholars for the Dream award, and the Department of Writing and Rhetoric’s award for Graduate Student Excellence. Her research interests include public memory and memorialization, critical race theory, eulogistic rhetorics, and culturally-sustaining pedagogies, with a focus on Hispanic Serving Institutions.
Publications
Articles/Essays
- Madruga, Natalie. “Felicidades Alejandra: Celebrating Ten Years of Counterstories.” Composition Studies, vol. 52, no. 1, Spring 2024, pgs. 153-156.
- Madruga, Natalie. “What It’s Like to Lose Papi: A Counterstory on Grief.” Writers: Craft & Context. Vol. 2, no. 3, Spring 2023, pgs. 20-28.
Awards
2020 Department of Writing and Rhetoric Graduate Student Excellence
2020 Conference on College Composition and Communication Scholars for the Dream Travel Award
2019 International Writing Center Association Conference Travel Award
Courses
| Course # | Course | Title | Mode | Days/Times | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82036 | ENC1102 | Composition Ⅱ | Mixed Mode (M) | Th 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Unavailable |
| 82838 | ENC1102 | Composition Ⅱ | Mixed Mode (M) | Th 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Unavailable |
| 82936 | ENC1102 | Composition Ⅱ | Mixed Mode (M) | Th 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Unavailable |
| 83588 | ENC1102 | Composition Ⅱ | Web-Based (W) | 7:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Unavailable |
| Course # | Course | Title | Mode | Days/Times | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11531 | ENC1102 | Composition Ⅱ | Mixed Mode (M) | W,F 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM | Unavailable |
| 12040 | ENC1102 | Composition Ⅱ | Mixed Mode (M) | W,F 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Unavailable |
| 12691 | ENC1102 | Composition Ⅱ | Mixed Mode (M) | W,F 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM | Unavailable |
| 20704 | ENC4331 | Latinx Rhetorics | Mixed Mode (M) | Th 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Unavailable |