Rosalind Rohrbaugh recently earned her M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Central Florida, where she taught first-year composition as a Graduate Teaching Associate with a focus on rhetorical agency, multimodal literacy, and inclusive, student-centered learning. With a B.A. in Creative Writing and a deep investment in rhetorical pedagogy, she encourages students to see writing as a flexible and creative enterprise, a tool that responds to—and shapes—the world around them. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes writing as a dynamic, identity-building tool, inviting students to engage critically and inventively with texts and gain a new sense of confidence in their writing abilities.

Her research interests exist at the intersection of horror, rhetoric, and cultural critique—particularly how extreme horror media operates as a site of embodied persuasion, power, and catharsis. Her thesis, Macabre Therapeutics: An Exploration into the Cathartic Nature of Splatter Utilizing the Saw Franchise as Corpus, reflects this focus. When possible, she enjoys integrating horror into her pedagogical practice, using it as a lens to spark critical inquiry and engage students in exciting ways.

Whether guiding first-year writers or analyzing cinematic grotesquerie, Rosalind’s work is rooted in empowering others to write with clarity, agency, and purpose.