Welcome!
My name is Melissa Hannah, and I am a doctoral student in the Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media program at North Carolina State University. This website connects my previous and current work in graduate school and also hosts my social media websites for you to explore. 🔍
In the list below, you will find my CV, written work, digital projects, and other work in progress. ⬇
If you wish to contact me, please select the email link located to left. ⬅
Education
North Carolina State University
May 2021
Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM)
Dissertation: TBA
The University of Akron, Akron, OH
May 2017
M.A. in English Composition and Rhetoric
Thesis: “Awakening Activism Through Instruction on Social Media Writing”
The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Certificate in TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language)
May 2017
The University of Central Florida
B.A. in English Language and Literature
December 2013
Areas of Concentration: Technical Writing, Shakespeare Studies
Publications & Presentations
Pigg, S., Hannah, M., & Stone, M. (2018, August). Teaching Information Design that Emphasizes Data: Revisiting Professional Writing Outcomes and Assignments. In Proceedings of the 36th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication (p. 4). ACM.
"Buttressing the Common Good"
Panel at CCCC 2019, Pittsburgh, PA
March 2019
"Building Influence Over Social Media with SAS Press Books"
Final Internship Presentation, SAS Campus, Cary, NC
July 2018
“Critical Pedagogy and the Digital Classroom”
Paper Presented at MMLA Conference Border States, St. Louis, MS November 2016
“Critical Pedagogy and the Digital Classroom”
Paper Presented at Bowling Green State’s bgsucon: 21st Century Englishes Conference, Bowling Green, OH
October 2016
Work Experience
Social Media Strategist
SAS Institute, Cary, NC
August 2017-Present
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, Web Design
Spring2020
North Carolina State University
Teaching Assistant, Design & Business Communication
Fall 2018-Present
North Carolina State University
Teaching Assistant, English Composition 2
Spring 2017
University of Akron, Akron, OH
Teaching Assistant, English Composition 1
Fall 2016
University of Akron, Akron, OH
Graduate Assistant for Dr. Wei Zhang,
Science Writing
Spring 2016
University of Akron, Akron, OH
Teaching Assistant, English Composition 1
Fall 2015
University of Akron, Akron, OH
Memberships
English Committee Student
CRDMSA-CRDM Student Association
August 2018-Present
SAGES-Society of Akron Graduate English Scholars
Member
August 2015-May 2016
SAGES-Society of Akron Graduate English Scholars
Vice-President
May 2016-May 2017
Written Work & Projects
The following PDFs are academic written work I have completed.
For me, creative writing is still new and terrifying. This paper is my first attempt at dipping my toes into murky water.
This paper attempts to present the idea that just because gay marriage in now legal, the homophobia and transphobia which we experienced and witness as children and young adults is not erased. The essay uses interviews intertwined with research to present the issues that LGBT youth face everyday in America.
In this creative project, I designed and wrote a website about my grandparents' love story.
This project is a WikiHow I created for the card game Cards Against Humanity.
This next project was an essay I designed for a class in disability studies. Through this website, I address the issues of able bodied actors playing disabled roles.