Stephen A. Ferruci

Biography

Dr. Ferruci is a scholar and expert in composition theory and pedagogy, with a focus on multimodal composition practices. Before coming to Eastern, he was a member of the faculty at Penn State Erie – The Behrend College. He earned his Ph.D. in English from the University at Albany, SUNY.

Research Interests

• Multimodal composition
• Rhetorical and Narrative theory
• First-year composition

Teaching Interests

• Narrative and film
• Multimodal / new media composition
• Rhetoric and non-fiction film

Publications

Ferruci, Stephen and Susan DeRosa. “Multimodality, Transfer, and Rhetorical Awareness: Analyzing the Choices of Undergraduate Writers.” In Multimodality: History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy. Jennifer C. Lee and Santosh Khadka, eds. Utah State University Press, 2019 (Forthcoming).

Ferruci, Stephen and Susan DeRosa, eds. “Letter from the Guest Editors.” WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship. “Multimodal Writing in the Writing Center: Relationships, Roles, and Responsibilities,” Winter/Fall, 2019 (Forthcoming).

DeRosa, Susan and Stephen Ferruci. Choices Writers Make: A Guide. New York: Pearson Publishers, 2011.

Ferruci Vita