Rebecca Wise
University of Queensland
Rate Professor Rebecca Wise
Makes learning engaging and enjoyable.
Always kind, respectful, and approachable.
Always supportive and deeply knowledgeable.
Brings real-world relevance to learning.
Great Professor!
About Rebecca
Rebecca Wise is a lecturer in professional writing at the University of Queensland's School of Communication and Arts, within the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. She teaches and researches in professional, technical, and academic writing, specializing in the rhetoric of science, multimodal writing, writing in digital environments, and feminist rhetorics. Her current research projects focus on rhetoric, risk, and public health; feminist rhetorical histories of science; and writing across the curriculum. Wise holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Rhetoric and Writing and a Master of Arts in Women's and Gender Studies, both from the University of Texas at Austin. As Coordinator of the Professional Writing and Communication program, she contributes significantly to writing pedagogy and is an affiliate of the Centre for Critical and Creative Writing.
Wise has published extensively at the intersection of technical communication, medical rhetoric, and feminist theory, shaping discussions in writing studies, rhetoric, and higher education. Key publications include 'A scholarly dialogue: writing scholarship, authorship, academic integrity and the challenges of AI' (Higher Education Research & Development, 2024, with Lisa Emerson et al.); 'Tactical storytelling and paradoxical failure: writing, knowledge-making and the public humanities' (Humanities Research, 2024, with Ariella Van Luyn); 'A dialogue on public health celebrities during COVID-19' (Rhetoric of Health and Medicine, 2024, with Colleen Derkatch et al.); 'Platform rhetoric and fan labour as the building blocks of LEGO Ideas' (M/C Journal, 2023, with Travis Holland); and the book chapter '"Anti-racist X-rays?": color-blind racism and the "universal" body' in One Size Does Not Fit All (2022). Other notable works address writerly identity in online courses, editing skills, medical humanities, and AI ethics in writing. She has delivered papers at major conferences including the Australasian Association of Writing Programs, Rhetoric Society of America, and Writing Research Across Borders, often leading roundtables on the future of writing studies and AI. Wise serves on the editorial team of Poroi, the journal of the Project on Rhetoric of Inquiry, enhancing her impact on rhetorical inquiry and ethical writing practices.
Professional Email: b.wise@uq.edu.au