Stephanie L. Kerschbaum (born 1977) is an American academic in the fields of rhetoric, composition, and disability. She is a professor at the

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, where she serves as the director of the Program in Writing and Rhetoric. She is the author of numerous articles, as well as the books ''Toward a New Rhetoric of Difference'' (2014) and ''Signs of Disability'' (2022), and co-editor of the book ''Negotiating Disability: Disclosure and Higher Education'' (2017). She is also editor for the

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's (NCTE) Studies in Writing and Rhetoric book series.

Education

Kerschbaum received a

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from the

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in 2005.

Career

Kerschbaum published her first book, ''Toward a New Rhetoric of Difference'', in 2014. It received the Advancement of Knowledge Award from the

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. In 2017, she co-edited the book ''Negotiating Disability: Disclosure and Higher Education'', which was published through the

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. After receiving her doctorate, Kerschbaum worked at

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and the

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, where she held a position as an associate professor of English and a faculty scholar with the Center for the Study of Diversity. In 2021, she took on a position as associate professor and director of the Expository Writing Program at the

. That year, the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition honored Kerschbaum with the Lisa Ede Mentoring Award, which recognizes individuals "with a career-record of mentorship .. leadership in campus, professional, and/or local communities; and other activities that align with the overall mission and goals of the Coalition". Along co-author Lauren Rosenberg, she won the Richard C. Ohmann Award from the NCTE for her article “Entanglements of Literacy Studies and Disability Studies." In 2022, the edited collection ''Centering Diverse Bodyminds in Critical Qualitative Inquiry'', for which Kerschbaum wrote a chapter, received a Critics' Choice Award from the Educational Studies Association. The same year, she published the book ''Signs of Disability'' with

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. Kerschbaum was promoted to professor in 2023. She is also editor for the NCTE's Studies in Writing and Rhetoric book series.

Personal life

Kerschbaum is deaf.

Books

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References

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