
Hi, I’m Sarah Riddick. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where I teach courses in rhetoric & writing.
I hold a rhetoric PhD from the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin, where I taught in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing; a master’s degree in comparative literature from University College London; and bachelor’s degrees in English and Spanish with a minor in creative writing from the Honors College at Virginia Commonwealth University.
My work explores the relationships between rhetorical theory and methods, digital rhetoric and writing cultures, and emerging media.
Research Interests
Digital Rhetorics and Writing
Digital Publics and Counterpublics
Research Methods and Methodologies
Rhetorical Audience Studies
Social Media
Social Movements and Activism
Student Writing
Writing Centers
Writing Program Administration