Shannon Lodoen

Biography

Dr. Shannon Lodoen is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition. She holds a PhD in English Language and Literature (Rhetoric) from the University of Waterloo, Canada, and an MA from the Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at Western University, Canada.

Her research is organized into three related areas: rhetoric and communication, critical discourse and text analysis, and student-centered pedagogy. Her work examines how smartphones are persuasive and persuading entities, using an approach that bridges communication and media studies, rhetorical theory, and critical theory. She is also interested in the intersecting roles of digital communications technologies and Artificial Intelligence in the classroom.

Dr. Lodoen has worked with UWaterloo's Centre for Teaching Excellence, IEEE's Society for the Social Implications of Technology, and is currently on the Executive Board for the Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric.

Education

• M.A. - Master of Arts in Cultural Studies, University of Western Ontario
• B.A. - Bachelor of Arts in English, University of Waterloo

Currently Teaching

• COM 122: English Composition
• COM 221: Technical Report Writing

Professional Experience

Associate Newsletter Editor, IEEE Society for the Social Implications of Technology (2023-2024)

Workshop Facilitator, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo (2022-2023)

Certificate in University Teaching, University of Waterloo (2021-2022)

Memberships and Credentials

Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric, Executive Committee Member (2022-)

IEEE Society for the Social Implications of Technology, Member (2023-)

Awards, Honors and Recognitions