Matthew Varvel
Faculty
Assistant Professor
Education
Ph.D., The University of Texas at El Paso, Department of English
M.A., Angelo State University,Ìý English
B.A., Angelo State University, Department of English
Professional Experience & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Writing Studies, Department of English, 91²Ö¿â, 2025.
Adjunct Professor, The University of Texas at El Paso, Department of English, 2025.
Assistant Director of Writing Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, Department of English, 2024.
Assistant Instructor, The University of Texas at El Paso, Department of English, 2020-2-24.
Teaching Assistant, New Mexico State University, Department of English, 2018-2020.
AP and Dual Credit Teacher, Whitehouse High School, Department of English, 2012-2018.
Department Chair, Whitehouse High School, Department of English, 2016-2017.
AP Teacher and Department Chair, Trinity School of Texas, Department of English, 2007-2012.
Research Expertise & Interests
Writing Assessment; Composition theory and pedagogy; Intersections of Writing Assessment, Social Justice, and Disability Studies;ÌýHistory of rhetoric and composition;ÌýScientific and Technical Communication; Constitutive rhetorics; Rhetorics of place; Authoritarian rhetorics; English education.Ìý
Publications
Journal ArticleÌý
PublishedÌý
Varvel, M. “Framing the Border: Crisis Rhetoric at the U.S.-Mexico Border.â€â€¯C.E.A. Mid-Atlantic Review, Vol. 30, College English Association Mid-Atlantic Group, Fall 2022. 28-43.Ìý
Book ChapterÌý
PublishedÌý
Varvel, M. “Labor-Based Contract Grading: An Approach to Foster Diversity Within and Beyond the Composition Classroom.â€â€¯Teaching and Advocating to Prepare Leaders for a Diverse Workplace. Eds. Mary Alice Trent and Peggy Ratliff. New Castle, England: Cambridge Scholars. 2024.Ìý
Honors & Awards
Nominee –ÌýOutstandingÌýDissertation of 2024-2025,ÌýCollege of Liberal Arts,ÌýUniversity of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX,Ìý2025.Ìý
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Graduate School Travel Grant, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, 2023.Ìý
Hunter Strauss Fellowship, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, 2023.Ìý
NatalicioÌýGraduate Fellowship, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, 2020-2024.Ìý
Sutherland – McManus Award for Best Graduate Nonfiction Prose, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM, 2019.Ìý
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