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Antonio Alexander Byrd

Doctoral Candidate in Composition and Rhetoric

University of Wisconsin-Madison
600 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
aabyrd@wisc.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Composition and Rhetoric expected graduation: May 2019

University of Wisconsin – Madison
Dissertation: In Pursuit of Uncommon Literacies: African American Adults’ Experience in a Computer Code
Bootcamp
Committee: Kate Vieira (chair); Christa Olson, Morris Young, John Diamond, Matthew Berland

M.L.A., emphasis in English 2014

Auburn University at Montgomery

B.S. Secondary Education, concentration in English/Language Arts 2011

Auburn University at Montgomery

AREAS OF INTEREST
African American digital literacies, computer programming as a literacy, qualitative research
methods, multimodal composition, writing center administration

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Under Review
“‘Like Coming Home’: African American Adults Tinkering and Playing Toward a Code Bootcamp.”
Article. Manuscript pages 35.

“Between Learning and Opportunity: A Study of African American Adult Coders’ Networks of
Support.” Article. Manuscript pages 38.

Manuscript in Progress
“Making the Literacy Pivot with Coding (Aliteracy).” Article.

Book Chapters
“Ralph Ellison on Writing.” Invisible Man: Critical Insights. Ed. Robert C. Evans. Salem Press.
In Press.

“Scholarship on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible: 2000-2017.” The Crucible: Critical Insights.
Ed. Robert C. Evans. Salem Press. 2018. Print.

“The Works of Tim O’Brien: A Selected Annotated Bibliography.” Critical Insights:

Tim O’Brien. Ed. Robert C. Evans. Salem/Gray House. 2015. 283-298. Print.
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WEB PUBLICATIONS

“Chasing After an Emerging Genre: Creating a Writing Center Workshop for Diversity Statements.”
Another Word: From the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Blog Post.
November 7, 2017.

“Broadening the Stakes of the Response to Racism at UW-Madison.” Co-author with Neil
Simpkins, Virginia Schwarz, Rachel Carroll, Madison365. June 29, 2016. Article.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Digital Literacy Work at the Margins: Transforming Everyday Digital Literacies.” Co-panelists,
Julia Garret, Chris Lindgren, and Mary Helen. Conference on College Composition and
Communication. Pittsburgh, PA. 2019.

“Naming What Matters: African American Adult Coders’ Networks of Support.” Thomas R.
Watson Conference. Louisville, KY. 2018.

“In Pursuit of Uncommon Literacies: How African American Adults Construct

Coding Identities.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Qualitative
Research Network. Kansas City, MO. 2018.

“In Pursuit of Uncommon Literacies: How African American Adults Construct

Coding Identities.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Research
Network Forum. Kansas City, MO. 2018.

"Q Tips: Testing Innovations in Online Tutoring.” Co-panelists, Matthew Fledderjohann and
Jennifer Finstrom. IWCA Annual Conference. Chicago, IL. 2017.

“Re-Imagining the Other: Middle Class and Capitalist Values in Black Girls Code and Yes We Code
Narratives.” Computers and Writing. Graduate Research Network. Findlay, OH. 2017.

“The Color-Line and Computational Literacy.” Conference on College Composition

and Communication. Houston, TX. 2016.

“Assessment as Empowerment: Grading Contracts and Collaborative Rubrics.” Co-presenter,

Virginia Schwarz. TYCA-Midwest Conference. Overland Park, KS. 2015.

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

L&S Community of Graduate Research Scholars Fellowship 2018

CCCC Scholars for the Dream Award 2016
Advanced Opportunity Fellowship 2014 – 2015
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ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Assistant Director of Writing Center Programs 2017 - 2018

Supervised 50 new and experienced tutors, offering pedagogical advice on difficult tutoring sessions,
facilitating one-on-one reflections on video recorded sessions, teaching new staff proseminar course.
Helped plan and lead monthly full-staff meetings. Planned, coordinated, and led ongoing-education
sessions. Created Fall and Spring semesters shift schedule for all TAs.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Intermediate College Writing: Writing Algorithmic Rhetoric Spring 2017
Intermediate College Writing: Arguing in Digital Spaces Fall 2016
Introduction to College Writing: Discourse Communities 2015 – 2016

Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth

Media Studies in a Digital Age Summer 2015 – 2017

Auburn University at Montgomery

Research Writing: Digital Universe Spring 2013 and 2014
College Writing: Discourse Communities and Academic Genres Fall 2013

INVITED GUEST LECTURES

“Changing Coding Literacy Practice for Black Achievement.” Composition and Rhetoric
Colloquium, led by Elisa Findlay, September 27, 2018, UW Madison.

“From Code Bootcamp to Internship: Whiteness in Coding Literacy.” Engineering Summer

Program, with Virginia Schwarz, Technical Communication, Summer 2018, UW Madison.

“Dreams and Realities of a Coding Public.” undergraduate course, with Kathleen Daly, Comm Arts
478: Rhetoric and Power on the Internet, Spring 2018, UW-Madison.

“Like Coming Home: Journeys to a Code Bootcamp.” Undergraduate course, with Professor Kate
Vieira, Composition and Rhetoric, Fall 2017, UW-Madison.

“Exploring the Consequences of Coding Literacy.” Undergraduate course, Amanda Pratt,

Composition and Rhetoric, Fall 2017, UW-Madison.

“What Are the Consequences of Coding Literacy?” Undergraduate course, with Virginia Schwarz,
Composition and Rhetoric, Spring 2017, UW-Madison.
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ACADEMIC SERVICE

Program
Commenting Mentor for Writing Fellows Program 2016 – 2018
Composition and Rhetoric Colloquium Committee 2015 – 2016
Composition and Rhetoric Memorial Library Liaison 2014 – 2015

Department
Graduate Welcome Committee Co-Chair 2016 – 2017
Member of Graduate Welcome Committee 2015 – 2017

Professional
CCCC Social Justice at the Convention Committee 2018 - 2021
Social Justice and Activism at 2018 Cs (SJAC) Task Force Facilitator 2018
WPA-GO Travel Grant Award Committee 2017 - 2018
WPA-GO Publications Task Force 2015 - 2017

UW-MADISON WRITING CENTER WORKSHOPS TAUGHT

Writing Diversity Statements for the Academic Job Market 2017 - 2018
Read Like a Jedi: Five Effective Strategies for Reading Sources 2018
Writing Book Reviews for Publication 2018
Abstracts for the Undergraduate Symposium 2018
Creating Research Posters 2018
Composing the All-Important Cover Letter 2017

PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

Training in Online Instruction with Canvas, College of Letters and Science 2018
“How Tutoring Online Matters for Professional Development,” UW Writing Center 2018
“Race, Identity, and Difference Workshop,” UW Madison Intermediate Writing Program 2017
“Multimodal Workshop,” UW Madison Intermediate Writing Program 2017
“Read Aloud Ongoing Education,” UW Writing Center 2016
“Eli Review Online Workshop,” Michigan State University 2016
“Keyboards, Google Docs, and Big Screens,” UW Writing Center 2016
“English 100: Access and Disability,” UW Madison English 100 Program 2016

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Council of Teachers of English
College Composition and Communication
International Writing Center Association

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
Python (basic knowledge)
Swift (basic knowledge)
AngularJS (novice)
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PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Kate Vieira, Associate Professor

Susan J. Cellmer Distinguished Chair in Literacy 
Dept of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education
University of Wisconsin, Madison
608.334.9908
keviera@wisc.edu

Morris Young
Nancy C. Hoefs Professor of English
Department of English
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608.263.3367
msyoung4@wisc.edu

Christa Olson
Nancy C. Hoefs Associate Professor of Composition & Rhetoric
Department of English
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608.263.3822
christa.olson@wisc.edu

Brad Hughes
Director of UW-Madison Writing Center
Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
Department of English
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608.263.3823
bthughes@wisc.edu