Paul Kratwell Ph.D.

Awards, Distinctions and Honors

• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning cohort, University of Minnesota Crookston, 2024-25
• Open Education Resources Award, University of Oregon, 2023
• Summer Teaching Institute, Modern Language Association, 2019
• Sarah Harkness Kirby Award, University of Oregon, 2018
• Steingart Fellowship,  University of Oregon, 2016
• Graduate Council's Award, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2014

Research Interests

• Rhetorical Theory
• Literacy Theory
• American Literature
• Community Education
• Social Class and Diversity in Higher Education
• Posthuman Studies

Selected Publications

• "Without Fear." Waves of Grain, 2008, Vol. 1, pp. 14-16.
• “TV, X.” Waves of Grain, 2008, vol 1, pp. 18-19.
• “Dragonfly.” Xpressions, 2005, vol. 1, pp. 9-14.
• “Looking Glass.” Reflections, 2004, vol. 2, pp. 8-13.
• “Reflections of Ms. Dusa.” Reflections, 2004, vol. 1, pp. 2-9.

Educational Background

• B.A. from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
• M.S. in Teaching English from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
• M.A. in English from University of Oregon
• Ph.D. in English from University of Oregon

Biography

• Paul grew up in a lower-class family and enrolled in college as a non-traditional student. Since then, he has spent time working with lower- and working-class students, both rural and urban. His leisure activities include creative writing, rock music, and the outdoors. He moved to western Minnesota with his partner, Amber, in 2023.