I am Travis A. Rountree, Assistant Professor at Western Carolina University I earned my PhD from the University of Louisville, my MA in English from Appalachian State University with a certificate in Appalachian Studies, and my BA in a English from James Madison University with a minor in American Studies. I teach first year composition courses as well as graduate courses in composition and rhetoric. My research interests include archival research, Appalachian rhetorics, place-based pedagogy, and public memory studies.

I hail from Richmond, Virginia, but live in Sylva, North Carolina. I enjoy running, weight lifting, and gardening. I’m an avid fan of old time, bluegrass, and country music, and love living in the mountains of North Carolina with my two cats.

 

Photograph credit to Western Carolina University