William Schraufnagel
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
University of Memphis, PhD, Communication
Received (GPA: 3.73), May 2017
Dissertation defended November 18, 2016
“Kenneth Burke's Adolescence, 1915-1920: An Archival Study of Influence"
Adviser: Antonio de Velasco
Pennsylvania State University, ABD, English / Rhetoric & Composition
Exams passed (GPA: 3.93), June 2010
San Diego State University, MA, Rhetoric & Writing Studies
Received (GPA: 3.80), May 2008
MA Thesis: “The Influence of Kenneth Burke on Harold Bloom”
Adviser: Ellen Quandahl
Yale University, BA, English
Received with Distinction (GPA: 3.68), May 2003
Publications
"Expression and Sympathy in Walter Pater, Oscar Wilde, and Kenneth Burke." Rhetoric Review vol. 40, no. 1, February 2021, pp. 16-29
"George Meredith and the Comic Spirit in Kenneth Burke's Early Poetry." KB Journal vol. 13, no. 1, Fall 2017
Second author, "Is Health Care a Human Right? Yes," The American Journal of Medical Sciences vol. 354, no. 5, November 2017, pp. 447-448
“Past and Present in the Songs of Scott H. Biram.” LORE vol. 6, no.2, May 2008
Teaching Experience
Indiana University Northwest
Fall 2025
Speech S121: Introduction to Public Speaking (one section)
University of Illinois Chicago
Spring 2020 – Fall 2025
Business Administration 200: Managerial Communication (nine sections)
Communication 460: Visual Communication (two sections)
Communication 423: Discourse and Rhetoric (one section)
Communication 100: Fundamentals of Human Communication (twenty-nine sections)
DePaul University
Winter 2020 – Spring 2022
Honors College 101: World Literature (one section)
Honors College 100: Rhetoric and Critical Inquiry (five sections)
Writing, Rhetoric and Discourse 104: Composition and Rhetoric II (five sections)
Writing, Rhetoric and Discourse 103: Composition and Rhetoric I (two sections)
Aurora University
Fall 2019
English 1000: Intro to Academic Writing (two sections)
Northern Illinois University
Fall 2017 – Spring 2019
Communication 407 and 498A: Practicum and Independent Study (three students)
Communication 419: Political Communication in America (two sections)
Communication 401: Criticism of Public Rhetoric (two sections)
Communication 400: Rhetorical Theory (three sections)
Communication 252: Introduction to Communication Studies (six sections)
Christian Brothers University, College of Adult and Professional Studies
Fall 2016 – Summer 2018
English 371: Business Communications (two sections, online)
English 220: Literature and Writing for Professionals II (one section, online)
English 200: Literature and Writing for Professionals I (one section, online)
English 120: Research and Writing (two sections, hybrid)
English 110: Critical Reading and Writing (one section, hybrid)
Arkansas State University Mid-South
Fall 2016 – Spring 2017
English 2303: Oral Communications (five sections)
English 1123: Composition II (one section)
University of Memphis
Fall 2012 – Spring 2015
Communication 2381: Oral Communication (thirteen sections)
Pennsylvania State University
Fall 2008 – Summer 2011
English 202A: Writing in the Social Sciences (two sections)
English 015: Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition (eight sections)
San Diego State University
Spring 2007 – Fall 2007
RWS 100: The Rhetoric of Written Argument (two sections)
Conference Presentations
The Priority of Drama Over Rhetoric in Kenneth Burke
International Society for the History of Rhetoric, 2025
Faith and Order in Walter Pater and Kenneth Burke
Kenneth Burke Society, 2025
Kenneth Burke, Dostoevsky, and the Psychology of Information
International Society for the History of Rhetoric, 2024
George Meredith and the Comic Spirit in Kenneth Burke's Early Poetry
Southern States Communication Association, 2018
Three Novelists Important to Kenneth Burke Before 1916: Pater, Dreiser, and Dostoevsky
Kenneth Burke Society, 2017
Logos as a Rhetorical Principle from Protagoras to Clement of Alexandria
Rhetoric Society of America, 2014
Material Persuasions: Reason and Cause in Thorstein Veblen's Analysis of Machinery
Rhetoric Society of America, 2014
The Metaphysical Origins of Kenneth Burke’s Economic Writing
Rhetoric Society of America, 2012
Aesthetic and Economic Criticism in Auscultation, Creation, and Revision
Kenneth Burke Society, 2011
Economic Identity: Listening Rhetorically to Frederick Weyerhaeuser and Buffalo Bird Woman
Rhetoric Society of America, May 2010
Rhetoric and Economics: A Humanistic Approach
Rhetoric Society of America, May 2008
Past and Present in the Songs of Scott H. Biram
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, March 2008
Seminars, Workshops, and Symposia Attended
Symposium on the History of Rhetoric: a Tribute to Marc van der Poel (1957–2022)
Casper de Jonge, Koen De Temmerman, and Bé Breij
International Society for the History of Rhetoric, 2025
Burke Camp, Attitudes Toward History
Bryan Crable
Kenneth Burke Society, 2023
Doing Classical Reception in Rhetorical Studies
Michele Kennerly and Lois Agnew
Rhetoric Society of America, 2019
Writing Center Directors' Day
Southeastern Writing Center Association – Tennessee, 2016
"The War of Words," A Rhetoric of Motives, and Contemporary Rhetorical Theory
Jack Selzer, Kyle Jensen, and Krista Ratcliffe
Rhetoric Society of America, 2015
Rhetoric and Temporality
Michelle Ballif and Megan Foley
Rhetoric Society of America, 2013
Rhetoric’s Critical Genealogies
Jim Jasinski, Chuck Morris, Kirt Wilson, and Vanessa Beasley
Rhetoric Society of America, 2011
Going Deep with The New Rhetoric
Linda Bensel-Meyers, James Crosswhite, David Frank, and John Gage
Rhetoric Society of America, 2011
Globalization and Rhetoric
Andreea Ritivoi and David Frank
Rhetoric Society of America, 2009
Non-Conference Presentations and Workshops Led
APA Formatting, University College Capstone Project
University of Memphis, Spring 2016
Research Questions, University College Capstone Project
University of Memphis, Spring 2016
Research Skills, ACAD 1100 – Academic Strategies
University of Memphis, Fall 2015
Adam Smith – History of Rhetoric from the Renaissance to the 19th Century
University of Memphis, Fall 2015
Research Questions, University College Capstone Project
University of Memphis, Fall 2015
Professional Experience
University of Memphis
Center for Writing and Communication
Graduate Assistant Director, Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
Consultant, Spring 2015
Pennsylvania State University
Research Assistant, Jack Selzer
Spring 2010
San Diego State University
Writing Tutor
Fall 2006 – Spring 2007
Professional and Other Service
Marion Garden Condominium Association
Board of Directors
Member at Large, November 2023 – current
University of Illinois Chicago
International Students Coalition
Faculty Adviser, June 2023 – May 2024
Northern Illinois University
Public Relations Student Society of America
Mock Interview Facilitator, February 15, 2018
Yale University
Alumni Interviewer
February 2017
University of Memphis
Preliminary Round Judge, Michael Osborn Speech Competition
Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
Pennsylvania State University
Arnold-Ebbitt Interdisciplinary Rhetoricians (AEIR)
President, October 2010 – April 2011
Vice-President, October 2009 – September 2010
Teaching Mentor for incoming MA students
Fall 2009 – Spring 2010
Syllabus editor for Composition Program
Spring 2009 – Spring 2010
Awards and Honors
Northern Illinois University
Faculty Spotlight, Men's Basketball Team, February 13, 2018
Lambda Sigma Sophomore Honors Society, Outstanding Teaching Performance, November 2017
Pennsylvania State University
Wilma R. Ebbitt Award for study in Rhetoric and Composition, 2008
Yale University
T. Whitney Blake Prize for Excellence in English, 2003
Henry David Thoreau Fellowship for Studies in the Environment, 2001
Professional Affiliations
International Society for the History of Rhetoric
Kenneth Burke Society