Christy Seifert, Ph.D
FULL-TIME FacultyProfessor
Phone: 801.832.2824
Email: cseifert@westminsteru.edu
Office Location: Foster Hall 406
Office Hours: M 1:00–2:00 p.m.,Th 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Degrees
Ph.D. Oklahoma State Univ Stillwater
M.A. North Dakota State University
B.S. North Dakota State University
Learn More About Christy
About
Christine Seifert has a PhD in English with an emphasis in rhetoric and professional writing. She is the author of four books (two of them social histories). She's a freelance writer who has written for Harvard Business Review, The Atavist, Bitch, Inside Higher Ed, Bookmarks, and Bitterroot, among others. Her historical article for The Atavist was nominated for Longform’s Best Crime Writing 2019. Her academic work has been published in Business Communication Quarterly, The Journal of Self-Directed Learning, and The Journal of Competency-Based Learning.
Interests
Rhetoric and persuasion; gender and pop culture; self-directed and online learning
Areas of Expertise
Rhetorical theory and practice, the rhetoric of popular science, online learning, professional writing
