Dr. Joseph Sharp
Assistant Professor of English
- Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition
University of Louisville (2022) - M.A. in English
Auburn University (2016) - B.S. in English
Troy University (2013)
Teaching Fields: First-year composition, Professional Writing, Genre, Rhetoric
Jeb Sharp is an assistant professor of English and professional writing at Valdosta State University. He received his Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Louisville in 2022. His research focuses on how individuals and institutions negotiate agency and power through genres of professional writing. He examines these questions in contemporary and historical contexts.
Recent Publications:
“Rhetoric.” The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer, edited by Craig E. Bertolet and Susan Nakley, Routledge, 2024, pp. 164-75.
With Olalekan Adepojou. “Understanding the Ideological Force of Graduate Application Materials: A Rhetorical Genre Study of Personal Statement Prompts.” Rhetoric Review, vol. 42, no. 3, 2024, pp. 201-16.