Background

Dr. Kathleen Weisse received her PhD in Composition and Rhetoric from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she completed her dissertation entitled “Votes, Grades, and Genes: Deconstructing Big Data’s Rhetorical Reach.” She holds an MA in Rhetoric from Illinois State University and a BA in Technical Writing from the University of North Texas. Her research and teaching interests center on writing center studies, critical data studies, and anti-racist writing instruction. She teaches classes on AI writing, composition studies, and digital rhetoric. In addition to being an Assistant Professor in Rhetoric and Professional Communication, Dr. Weisse is the Director of the Writing Center and the Director of the Writing Across the Curriculum program at NMSU. 

 Selected Publications

Daly Weisse, Kathleen. “When Learning Outcomes Mask Learning: The Promises and Pitfalls of Learning Analytics.” Adapting the past to reimagine possible futures: Celebrating and critiquing WAC at 50. Edited by Megan J. Kelly, Heather M. Falconer, Caleb L. González, and Jill Dahlman. University Press of Colorado. June 2023.

Daly Weisse, Kathleen and Elisabeth Miller. “‘A long-lasting positive experience’ from a Short-term Role: The Power of TA Fellows for WAC TA Training.” The WAC Journal. 32. July 2022. 

Miller, Elisabeth, Kathleen Daly Weisse, Bradley Hughes.* “Getting Personal: The Influence of Direct Personal Experience on Disciplinary Faculty Designing Writing Assignments.” Across the Disciplines. February 2022. [*co-first authors] 

Daly Weisse, Kathleen, Kellie Sharp-Hoskins, and Julie Jung. “Algorithmic Abstraction and the Neoliberal Rhetoric of 23andMe.” Rhetoric Review. 40:3. September 2021. 

Contact: kdweisse@nmsu.edu