Rate My Professor Kyle Jensen

Kyle Jensen is Professor of English in the Department of English at Arizona State University, affiliated with the Writing, Rhetorics and Literacies program. He serves as Assistant Dean of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Digital Technologies in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Previously, he directed Writing Programs at Arizona State University and held the position of Associate Professor of English at the University of North Texas from 2015, where he was also Assistant Professor from 2009 to 2015 and Director of First-Year Writing from 2015 to 2018. Earlier roles include Director of Writing Resource Center at the National University of Modern Languages in Islamabad, Pakistan. Jensen earned his Ph.D. in English Studies from Illinois State University in 2009, M.A. in English Studies from Western Washington University in 2005, and B.A. in English from Whitworth University in 2003, magna cum laude.

Jensen's research expertise encompasses modern and contemporary rhetorical theories, pedagogical theories in rhetoric and composition, research methodologies in rhetoric and composition, and textual criticism/textual editing. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of six books, including Reimagining Process: Online Writing Archives and the Future of Writing Studies (Southern Illinois University Press, 2015), Abducting Writing Studies (co-edited with Sidney I. Dobrin, Southern Illinois University Press, 2017), and Responding to the Sacred. Additional publications feature The War of Words by Kenneth Burke (co-edited with Anthony Burke and Jack Selzer, University of California Press) and peer-reviewed articles such as "Genetic Rhetorical Criticism: An Alternative Methodology for Studying Multi-Versioned Rhetorical Works" in Quarterly Journal of Speech (2016), "Rhetorical Listening in Principle: A Burkean Apology" in JAC (2012), and "A Matter of Concern: Kenneth Burke, Phishing, and The Rhetoric of National Insecurity" in Rhetoric Review (2011). His awards include the Scholarly and Creativity Award (2014), Preston Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching (2014), and Emerging Scholar Award from the Kenneth Burke Society (2011), all from the University of North Texas. Jensen serves as Online Editor for JAC: A Journal of Rhetoric, Culture, & Politics since 2009.