Biography
Dr. Drew Virtue is an associate professor in the English Studies department at Western
Carolina University who teaches professional writing. He holds a BA in English from
Illinois State University, an MA in English from the University of North Carolina,
Wilmington, and a PhD in Rhetoric, Scientific, and Technical Communication at the
University of Minnesota. His current research examines the intersections of rhetoric,
pedagogy, and digital/web literacies with a special focus on how technologies impact
our daily lives. He is also pursuing research based on the use of digital compositions
and their connection to advocacy for national parks, an interest based on his love
of the outdoors in Western North Carolina.
