Trevor Hoag is an Assistant Professor of English and Co-Director of the Digital Humanities Minor at Christopher Newport University. He received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas at Austin, where he specialized in rhetoric, digital literacies, and literature. His research and teaching interests include rhetoric, memory, forgetting, digital humanities, and writing. He has published articles in several journals and has a book forthcoming on occupying memory.

1. Trevor Hoag, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, English
Co-Director, Digital Humanities Minor
Christopher Newport University
McMurran Hall 213
Office: (757) 594-8891
Email: trevor.hoag@cnu.edu
Website: http://trevorhoagphd.org/
EDUCATION
Ph.D. English, University of Texas at Austin. Austin, TX, 2013.
Concentrations: Rhetoric and Writing, Digital Literacies and Literatures.
Dissertation: “Occupying Memory: Rhetorical Studies for the 99 Percent.”
Committee: Diane Davis (Chair), Jeffrey Walker, Peg Syverson,Joshua Gunn, Victor Vitanza.
M.A. English, University of Texas at Austin. Austin, TX, May 2010.
Concentration: Rhetoric and Writing, Digital Literacies and Literatures.
M.A. Philosophy, The Ohio University. Athens,OH, June 2007.
Concentrations: History of Philosophy,Continental Philosophy, Ethics.
B.A. English, Emporia State University. Emporia, KS, December 2004.
Minors: Philosophy and Psychology.
A.A. General Studies, Allen County Community College. Iola, KS, May 2002.
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
Recipient, Faculty Development Fund Award for Excellence in Student Mentoring. Christopher Newport
University, Spring 2017.
Recipient, Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Student Writing. Christopher Newport University,
Spring 2014.
Recipient, English Department Excellence Fellowship. University of Texas at Austin,Fall 2012.
Nominee, Maxine Hairston Prize for Excellence in Teaching. University of Texas at Austin,Spring 2011.
Nominee, James L. Kinneavy Prize for Scholarship in Rhetoric and Composition.
University of Texas at Austin,Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
Nominee, John Slatin Prize for Mastery of Electronic Education (MEME).
University of Texas at Austin,Spring 2010, Spring 2013.
Recipient, Philosophy Department Graduate Teaching Assistant ofthe Year Award. Ohio Univ. 2007.

2. PUBLICATIONS, SUBMISSIONS, INTERVIEWS, AND MORE
(Book in-Press) Occupying Memory: Rhetoric,Trauma, Mourning.Roman & Littlefield/
Lexington Books. Winter 2018.
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(Accepted) With Nicole Emmelhainz, “Learning to Read Again: Introducing Students to Distant Reading
and Machine Analysis.” Composition as Big Data Collection. Publisher Secured but TBA. 2019.
“From Addiction to Connection: Questioning the Rhetoric of Drugs in Relation to Student Technology -
Use.” Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy.June 2018.
“The Cosmos in Action: Concrete Romanticism through the Paintings of Trevor Hoag.” Ferguson Center
for the Arts.May-June 2017.
“The Pretense of Neutrality: Twitter, Information Literacy, and First-Year Writing.” Hybrid Pedagogy.
May 2017.
“This Fragile Machine: Technology,Vulnerability, and the Rhetoric(s) of Addiction.” Enculturation:a
Journal of Rhetoric,Writing, and Culture.Spring 2017.
“Ghosts of Memory: Mournful Performance and the Rhetorical Event of Haunting (Or, Specters of
Occupy).” Liminalities:A Journal of Performance Studies 10.3/4 (2014).
“Elusive Memorials: Blind-Spots, Insight,and Gun Violence at the University of Texas at Austin.”
In/Visible Culture. Fall 2013.
“Interview with Rita Raley.” Currents in Electronic Literacy. University of Texas at Austin. Fall 2013.
“A Building that Recalls: Memory, Housing, and the Politics of Living On.”
Currents in Electronic Literacy. University of Texas at Austin.Spring 2012.
“Interview with Barbara Biesecker.” Currents in Electronic Literacy. University of Texas at Austin.Spring
2012.
With Tekla Hawkins. “The Avatarthat Therefore I am (Following).”
Currents in Electronic Literacy. University of Texas at Austin.Spring 2010.
Review of Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth. E3W Review of Books, Vol. 8.
University of Texas at Austin. Spring 2008.
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
“After the Fire: ‘Timelessness’ and Forgiveness for the Unforgivable.” Rhetoric Society of America 50th
Anniversary Conference (18th Bi-Annual). Minneapolis, MN. May 2018.
“Scienceplays.org: An Archive of Performance.” CNU Theater Department Salon Series. Newport News,
VA. 2017-2018 Season.
“Anyone Can Be An Activist!” CNU Trump Presidency Teach-In. Newport News, VA. November 2016.
“Of Cinder, Ash: The Rhetorical Address ofBurning Memory.” 17th Bi-Annual Rhetoric Society of America
Conference. Atlanta, GA. May 2016.

3. “Stellar Frequencies: Analyzing and Visualizing Textual Data in Silent Sky.” CNU Theater Department
Salon Series. Newport News, VA. 2015-2016 Season.
“Masking the Riot: Finitude, Ecstasy,and Activism in the Face of Death.” CNU Democracy and Civic
Movements Conference. Newport News, VA. November 2015.
“The Digital Writing and Information Literacy Initiative: A Collaboration between Metaliteracy
Learners.” Virginia Library Association Conference. Richmond, VA. October 2015.
“The Impossible Coming Wave: Forgetting, Figuration, and Death.” International Society for the
Study of Environment, Space, and Place (Conference). Newport News, VA. March 2015.
“The Writing Wounded.” CNU Civic and Democratic Movements Conference. Newport News, VA.
September 2014.
“Stiller Than Still: Monumental Bodies and the Challenge of Common Memory.”
16th Bi-Annual Rhetoric Society of America Conference. San Antonio,TX. May 2014.
“The Infinite Archive: Social Media and the Revolutionary Extension of Memory.”
16th Bi-Annual Rhetoric Society of America Conference. San Antonio,TX. May 2014.
“Wealth Inequality and the Production of Subjectivities.” CNU Wealth Inequality Panel. Newport News,
VA. April 2014.
“How Can a Rhetorical Approach to Trauma Enrich Clinical Practice?” Virginia Humanities Conference.
Longwood University. Farmville, VA. March 2014.
“Occupying Memory: Recalling Radical Rhetorics.” CNU Scholarship Matters.Newport News, VA.
October 2013.
“The Maelstrom of Sorrow: Working Through the Rhetorical Forces of Mourning.”
13th Annual CNU Faculty Conference. Newport News, VA. August 2013.
“Thresholds of Pain: Trauma and Punishment as Gateways to Learning?”
63rd Annual College Composition and Communication Conference. St. Louis, MO. March 2012.
“Forgetting, Ethics, and The History of Rhetoric.”
14th Bi-Annual Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Minneapolis, MN. May 2010.
“Kenneth Burke and Martin Heidegger: Identification, Being-with, Ethics.”
60th Annual College Composition and Communication Conference. San Francisco, CA. March 2009.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, Department of English
Christopher Newport University, August 2013-Present.
Created course syllabi and lectures. Designed and evaluated assignments.
Held office hours.Served on teaching committees. Designed and implemented curricula.
Courses include:
ENGL 123: First-Year Writing Seminar (11 Sections)
ENGL 223: Second-Year Writing Seminar (5 Sections)
ENGL 304: Through Conflict,Creativity (2 Sections)
ENGL 308: Literature, Theory, and Culture (1 Section)
ENGL 350: Writing for the Digital Humanities (11 Sections)

4. ENGL 353: Writing for the Professions (4 Sections)
ENGL 395/NEUR 395/PSYC 395: Dissecting the Enigmas of Memory (1 Section)
ENGL 395: Special Topics—Rhetoric,Memory, Forgetting (1 Section)
HONR 377:From the Machine:Cyborgs in Phil, Lit, and Film (1 Section)
IDST 270: Introduction to Digital Humanities (4 Sections)
Assistant Instructor, Department of Rhetoric and Writing
University of Texas at Austin,August 2009-May 2013.
Created course syllabi and lectures. Designed and evaluated assignments.
Held office hours. Courses include:
RHE 312: Writing in Digital Environments (1 section)
ENG 314J: Literature and Ethics (1 section)
RHE 309K: Rhetoric, Memory, and Forgetting (2 sections)
RHE 309S: Critical Reading and Persuasive Writing (1 section)
RHE 306: Rhetoric and Writing (2 sections)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English
University of Texas at Austin,August 2008-May 2009. Led discussion groups.
Graded exams and quizzes. Held office hours.Courses include:
ENG 316K: Masterworks of American Literature (2 sections)
ENG 316K: Masterworks of English Literature (2 sections)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy,Religion, Humanities, and Women’s Studies
Austin Community College, August 2007-May 2008.
Created course syllabi and lectures. Designed and evaluated assignments.
Held office hours. Courses include:
Introduction to Philosophy (5 sections)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy
Ohio University, September 2005-June 2007.
Created course syllabi and lectures. Designed and evaluated assignments.
Held office hours. Courses include:
Principles of Reasoning aka Logic (7 sections)
Writing Center Tutor
Austin Community College. Austin,Texas. May 2008-August 2008.
Allen County Community College. Iola, Kansas. August 2001-May 2002.
ADMINISTRATION
Liaison, Center for Innovation in the Digital Humanities (CIDH)
Christopher Newport University (Opening Fall 2018).
Designed Lab Space. Ordered Equipment. Recruited and Trained Faculty/Staff.
Organized Speakers and Workshops. Managed Projects and Research Showcases.
Assistant Director, Digital Writing and Research Lab (DWRL)
University of Texas at Austin,August 2011-May 2013.
Managed Project Groups. Planned Lab Orientation, Speaker Series, and Showcases.
Trained and Supported Assistant Instructors in the Lab. Held Office Hours.
Project Leader, Digital Writing and Research Lab (DWRL)
University of Texas at Austin,August 2010-May 2011.
Managing Editor for Currents in Electronic Literacy (Digital Journal).

5. SERVICE, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND MEMBERSHIPS
Co-Director. Digital Humanities Minor. Christopher Newport University. 2015-Present.
Chair. Academic Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC). Christopher Newport University.
2017-Present.
Chair. English Department Promotional Committee. Christopher Newport University. 2017-2018.
Chair. English Department Curriculum Committee. Christopher Newport University. 2014-2016.
Subcommittee Chair. Quality Enhancement Program (QEP). Christopher Newport University. 2016-2018.
Majors Advisor. English Department. Christopher Newport University. 2014-Present.
Webmaster and E-Newsletter Curator. English Department. Christopher Newport University.
2016-Present.
Member. University Writing Council (UWC). Christopher Newport University. 2016-Present.
Member. Summer Scholars Selection Committee. Christopher Newport University. 2017-2018.
Member. 2013 Faculty Dev. Fund Selection Committee. Christopher Newport University. 2017-2018.
Member. English Department Web Design and Four-Year Plan Committee. 2015-2016.
Member. University Digital Humanities Task Force. Christopher Newport University. 2013-2014.
Faculty Mentor (Fellow Faculty). Christopher Newport University. 2015-Present.
Safe Zone Certification. LGBTQ “Ally” Training. July 2015-Present.
Majors Portfolio Evaluator. English Department. Christopher Newport University. 2013-Present.
Faculty Advisor. CNU Radio. Christopher Newport University 2017-Present.
Faculty Advisor. Society of the Severed Hand. Christopher Newport University. 2014-2015.
Faculty Advisor. Trebled Youth A Cappella Choir. Christopher Newport University. 2013-Present.
Discussion Leader/Presenter. “Philosophies of Mourning.” Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the
Peninsula. Newport News, VA. Fall 2013.
Peer Mentor. University of Texas at Austin.Observed incoming colleagues’ courses to provide pedagogical
feedback (ENG 316K). Advised first-year teachers of composition (ENG 398T). 2012-2013.
Member. Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Department of Rhetoric and Writing. University of Texas
at Austin.2011-2012.
Member. International Society for the Study of Environment, Space, and Place. 2014-Present.
Member. National College Teachers of English (NCTE). 2009-Present.
Member. Rhetoric Society of America (RSA). 2009- Present.

6. ACADEMIC HONORS
Sigma Tau Delta. English Honors Society, Christopher Newport University. 2014-Present.
4.0 GPA. Highest Honors. Ph.D. Program, University of Texas at Austin.2013.
Phi Kappa Phi. Undergraduate University Honors, Emporia State University. 2004.
Phi Delta Phi. Community College Honors, Allen County Community College. 2002.
LANGUAGES
German
Passed German reading and translation course/exam as University of Texas graduate student.
Translated Sigmund Freud’s Zur Psychopathologie des Alltagslebens as course project.
Audited four quarters of undergraduate German as Ohio University graduate student.
French
Passed French reading and translation course/exam as University of Texas graduate student.
Translated Gilles Deleuze’s Spinoza: Philosophie Practique as course project.
Translated Henri Bergson’s Matière et mémoire as professionalproject.
REFERENCES
Dr. Diane Davis Dr. John Nichols Dr. Scott Pollard
Dept. of Rhet. & Writing Dept. of English Dept. of English
FAC 17 MCM 201-C MCM 229
Univ. of Texas at Austin Christopher Newport U. Christopher Newport U.
Austin,TX 78712 Newport News, VA 23606 Newport News, VA 23606
(512) 471-8735 (757) 594-8896 (757) 594-7953
Dr. Kip Redick Dr. Victor Vitanza Dr. Mary Wright
Dept. of Phil/Religion (Chair) RCID Program (Chair) Dept. of English (Chair)
MCM 105 711 Strode Tower MCM 201-G
Christopher Newport U. Clemson University Christopher Newport U.
Newport News, VA 23606 Clemson, SC 29634 Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 594-7801 (864) 656-6411 (757) 594-7716
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACTS
Dr. Lori Underwood Dr. Robert Colvin Dr. David Doughty
Dean, Arts & Humanities Assistant Provost University Provost
MCM 303 CNU Hall 412 CNU Hall 412
Christopher Newport U. Christopher Newport U. Christopher Newport U.
Newport News, VA 23606 Newport News, VA 23606 Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 594-7052 (757) 594-7050 (757) 594-7050