McGarrity, Matt

Ph.D., Communication and Culture, Indiana University, 2005

Office: CMU 143
E-Mail: mcgarrit@uw.edu

Matt McGarrity studies rhetorical pedagogy. Dr. McGarrity's current projects include an analysis of the rhetorics of contemporary pedagogical criticism, an analysis of how the rhetorical canon of invention is framed in textbooks, and an investigation of the rhetorical pedagogy of popular self-help textbooks of the early twentieth century. He has won top paper awards at NCA, WSCA, and CSCA. In the department, Dr. McGarrity teaches courses on rhetoric and directs the public speaking course and the Public Speaking Center. While at IU, he won departmental and university-wide teaching awards and coached the nationally ranked speech team.

full-time Faculty

Part-time and
visiting faculty

Affiliate and Adjunct Faculty

• Enrique Bonus, American Ethnic Studies
• Karen Fisher, Information School
• Michelle Habell-Pallan, Women Studies
• Daniel Hart, American Indian Studies
• James Jasinski
• Ron Krabill, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
• Mark Smith, Political Science
• Crispin Thurlow, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

Emeritus Faculty

• Haig A. Bosmajian
• Lawrence Bowen
• John Bowes
• Richard Fremont Carter
• Anthony Giffard
• Gladys Engel Lang
• Kurt Lang  
• Jody Nyquist
• Don R. Pember
• Merrill Samuelson
• Thomas Scheidel
• Keith R. Stamm
• Fendall Winston Yerxa

Visiting Scholars

• Julia Hsu
• Eike Rinke

Faculty Resources

• Department policies and forms
• Faculty Travel Policy (.doc)
• Faculty Senate
• Administrative Procedures regarding Spouse/Partner Conflicts of Interest (.doc)