Summary
Benjamin Krueger (PhD, University of Maryland) is a teaching assistant professor of communication studies at the University of Nevada, Reno. Trained as a rhetorical critic, Krueger is especially interested in digital rhetoric, health, and narratives. He teaches a variety of classes at the undergraduate and graduate level and enjoys helping students find their research voice.
Krueger’s current research focuses on rhetoric of health and medicine, especially in online contexts. His work also incorporates interpretive methods such as interviewing and ethnography.
In his spare time, Dr. Krueger enjoys French cooking, physical fitness and exploring northern Nevada.
Research/teaching interests
- Rhetorical criticism
- Digital rhetoric
- Narrative approaches to health and relationships
Courses taught
- Introduction to Communication Research
- Interpersonal Communication
- Intercultural Communication
- Introduction to Graduate Studies
- Rhetoric of Health and Medicine (graduate)
Education
- PhD, communication studies (rhetoric and political culture), University of Maryland, 2014.
- MA, communication studies (rhetoric and political culture), University of Maryland, 2006.
- BS, speech communication, Northern Arizona University, 2004.