Yavanna Brownlee

Phone 970-351-2980
Location Ross 1191
Office Hours MWF 1:15 - 2:15 pm and by appointment
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Education

  • PhD in Rhetoric and Composition with a focus on Indigenous Rhetorics from Ohio University in Athens, OH
  • MFA in Creative Writing in Poetry from University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, AK
  • BA in English from Lyon College in Batesville, AR

Professional Experience & Affiliations

Ohio University, 2012-2019
University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2004-2012

Research Expertise & Interests

Indigenous Rhetorics
Language
Environmental Sustainability
Culture
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and LGBTQ+ issues
Feminism and Queer Theories
and where all of these intersect