John D. Lawson, Ph.D.
Professor of English (English and the Humanities)
lawsonj@rmu.edu 412-397-6447 phone (M) 412-397-6469 fax Wheatley Center 319

Educational Background

• M.A., English Professional Writing, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1986
• Ph.D., English Rhetoric and Linguistics, Northern Illinois University, 1995

Professional Background

• Professor of English Studies and Communication Skills, 2011-present Chair, Performance Studies Interest Council, Pennsylvania Communication Association (PCA), 2005-11 President, PCA, 2005

Area of Expertise/Research

• Rhetoric, Writing, Performance Studies, Poetry

Publications

• Precisely There: A Festschrift in Honor of Ronald H. Bayes (co-editor). Arroyo Seco, NM: Palisade Press. 2011. Generations (poems). Laurinburg, NC: St. Andrews College Press. 2007.