Composition Program Contacts
Dr. Andrea Olinger
Director of Composition
Humanities 320
(502) 852-3051
andrea.olinger@louisville.edu
Fall 2024 Office Hours: Mondays 12:30-2:30 pm
Dr. Olinger joined the faculty in 2014 after receiving her PhD in English with a specialization in Writing Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research broaches a wide range of topics, including writing across the curriculum/writing in the disciplines; metalinguistic awareness and linguistic (and semiotic) flexibility; language and literacy ideologies; methods of discourse analysis, and qualitative research. She is also a co-founder of the UofL Discourse and Semiotics Workshop.
Linda Baldwin
Administrative Specialist
Humanities 315C
(502) 852-6896
llbald01@louisville.edu
Linda Baldwin came to the English department in 1995 as Graduate Program Assistant and later moved to the Composition Program. Prior to 1995, Linda worked at UofL’s Medical School (Pediatrics and Pathology) and in the Office of the Vice-President for Administration. Linda received her degree in Psychology with a minor in Theatre Arts in May 2005. She has written for the theatre at UofL and would love to have more time to devote to her interest in playwriting. On those rare occasions when she has free time, Linda enjoys reading, water aerobics, browsing estate sales, and planning and making home improvements.
Rachel Morgan
Assistant Director of Composition
Humanities LL04D
(502) 852-6060
ADC Office Hours: Virtual Office Hours during Fall 2024 semester. E-mail Rachel to set up appointment.
Rachel Morgan is a PhD student in Rhetoric and Composition. She earned her M.A. in Composition, Rhetoric, and English Studies at the University of Alabama where she worked in the writing center and taught first-year writing courses. She earned her B.A. in English at the University of North Alabama with a focus in professional writing. Her research interests include composition pedagogy, writing center studies, political rhetoric, and digital rhetoric. In her classroom, she works to prioritize mindfulness and equity; she hopes that all students see her classroom as a place to grow as writers and people.
Jaimeson Oakley
Assistant Director of Composition
Humanities LL04D
(502) 852-6060
ADC office hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 pm
Jaimeson Oakley is a Ph.D. student in Rhetoric and Composition. He earned his MFA in Poetry from the NEOMFA program through Kent State University, where he taught first-year composition and creative writing, and also worked as a graduate writing consultant in the university’s writing center. Before this, he received his BA in English from Shawnee State University. His research interests revolve around social justice in the composition classroom, neurodiversity and accessibility, as well as queer theory and rhetoric.
Chelsea Schaper
Assistant Director of Composition
Humanities LL04D
(502) 852-6060
ADC office hours: TBA
Chelsea Schaper is a Ph.D. student in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Louisville. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Western Kentucky University and a Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Louisville. Her research primarily explores the application of pre-modern rhetoric and classical pedagogy in contemporary classrooms. Chelsea has experience working in an undergraduate writing center and teaching composition and literature at the high school and undergraduate levels. Born and raised in Louisville, Chelsea enjoys exploring the city's culinary scene (in another life she might have been a chef).
