Keaton Kirkpatrick
PhD Student
He/Him/His
Office: 273 Bessey Hall
Email: kirkpa56@msu.edu; keatonrkirkpatrick@gmail.com
Research Areas
Undergraduate Student Support, Digital Literacies and Rhetoric, Community Literacies, Writing Across the Curriculum
Profile
Keaton Kirkpatrick (he/him/his) began his college education studying English at Lassen Community College in Susanville, CA. After graduating, he transferred to California State University, Chico and earned his BA in English Studies and MA in English (Language and Literacy). Primarily, Keaton is interested in researching undergraduate student support. His master’s thesis, titled “Understanding Embedded Mentoring,” examined a model of undergraduate support that placed experienced students in first-year writing classrooms to offer mentorship and give first-year students support that is rarely embedded into courses. While he wants to continue studying embedded models of student support, he is also interested in digital literacies and rhetoric, community literacies, and writing across the curriculum. Apart from academics, Keaton enjoys spending time with his wife, talking to his family and friends, practicing digital art, watching TV series, playing games, and trying new practices.
Education
MA in English (Language and Literacy), California State University, Chico
Representative Work
Kirkpatrick, Keaton, Hannah Duran and Kelsey King. “Advantages of Embedded Mentorship in FYC.” Paper presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Pittsburgh, PA. March 2019.
Sample Courses Taught
WRA 101: Writing as Inquiry