Brian Hendrickson

Brian Hendrickson, PhD
Brian Hendrickson, PhDDirector of University Honors Program and Associate Professor of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition

Contact Information

(401) 254-3243bhendrickson@rwu.eduGHH 232

Areas of Expertise

Writing across the curriculum, equity-driven teaching and assessment, public and cultural rhetorics, and community engagement

Education

B.A. Florida State University
M.F.A. University of Alaska Anchorage
Ph.D. University of New Mexico

Bio

Dr. Hendrickson鈥檚 scholarship and teaching focus on cultivating intercultural competence and rhetorical awareness, often in community-engaged learning situations.

Credentials, Accreditations, and Awards

  • Early Career Contributions to the Field Award, Association for Writing Across the Curriculum and the WAC Clearinghouse
  • K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award, American Association of Colleges and Universities

Recent Publications

  • Hendrickson, B., Farias, R., & Fusaro, III, L. (2025). Critical incidents in the expansive-by-design classroom. Written Communication, 42(2), 405-434.
  • Harahap, A., & Hendrickson, B. (2023). Affective dimensions of transracial and transcultural scholarly collaboration: A case study. [Special issue on concepts, community, and collaboration]. JoSch: Journal der Schreibwissenschaft (trans: Journal of Writing Studies), 25, 42-50.
  • Hendrickson, B. (2023). Sensemaking as antiracist writing program administration: Reappropriating activity and actor-network theory. In R. Malenczyk (Ed.), Sensemaking in writing programs and writing centers (pp. 181-204). Utah State University Press.