Associate Professor

About

  • Role:

    Faculty

  • Position:

    • Associate Professor

  • Concentration:

    • Rhetoric and Composition

  • Department:

    • English and University Composition Program

  • Education:

    • PhD Rhetoric

Biography

B.S. magna cum laude, Journalism, Ohio University. M.A. and Ph.D., Rhetoric, Carnegie Mellon University.

Professor Cloud teaches courses in rhetorical theory, argument, style, public writing, research methods, and science writing. His research focuses on the rhetoric of social change and human rights, particularly the representation of marginalized groups in public discourse. He also studies the representation of science and scientists in the climate change debate.

(As of Fall 2024) He's working on a book project about long-distance hiking, mental health, and the discourse of "wilderness."

Recent Publications:

Cloud, D. (2024). Arguing Identity and Human Rights: Among Rival Options. Routledge.

Cloud, D. (2020). The Corrupted Scientist Archetype and Its Implications for Climate Change Communication and Public Understanding of Science. Environmental Communication

Cloud, D. (2019). The rise of the gay warrior: Rhetorical archetypes and the transformation of identity categories. Discourse & Communication.