Sidney Turner is an instructor with the department of Writing and Rhetoric at UCF. She received an MA in English from Florida State University and is currently wrapping up her PhD in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric from Syracuse University (SU). As a feminist scholar, her research interests span across feminist rhetorics, pedagogy, digital literacies, and memory studies. Rhetorica Rising: Feminist Rhetorical Methods for Social Change, her co-edited collection, will be published this October. Her thoughtful curriculum designs and assessment practices center inclusive student learning and community building. A passionate teacher, she values that her students carry with them experiences, identities, and positionalities that inform how they show up and engage in class.

Informed by her previous experiences as an instructor and SU’s Assistant Director of Writing Across the Curriculum, Turner believes that what is taught in rhetoric and writing courses impact how students write, read, and engage with material throughout their time as undergraduate students and outside of university contexts.