Our Mission

WRL GSA is the graduate student organization for the Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies program at Arizona State University.

We foster a connected, collaborative, and supportive graduate community while promoting the academic, professional, and personal development of our members.

Through research support, writing groups, professional development, scholarly events, mentorship, and community-building, we create opportunities for WRL graduate students to learn from one another, celebrate their accomplishments, and participate in the broader field of writing studies.

Our Values

Community

Collaboration

Growth

Connection

We cultivate an inclusive graduate community where students can build meaningful relationships and support one another.

We create spaces for students to write, research, exchange ideas, and develop projects together.

We support students' academic, professional, and personal development throughout graduate school.

We strengthen relationships among students, faculty, alumni, ASU, and the broader writing studies community.

Meet the Executive Board

WRL GSA was established in 2026 by graduate students in Arizona State University's Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies program.

The organization grew from a shared desire to create stronger connections among graduate students and provide additional spaces for research collaboration, writing support, professional development, mentorship, and community.

As WRL GSA grows, we hope the organization will continue evolving alongside the students it represents—creating new opportunities for graduate students to connect, collaborate, and compose change.

Fortune Lavie

President

Fortune Lavie is a second-year PhD student in the Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies (WRL) program. She is a Technical and Professional Communication scholar whose research lies at the intersections of digital rhetoric, legal rhetoric, social justice, and African Indigenous epistemologies.

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Gabby Bunko

Vice President

Gabby is a PhD Candidate in English (Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies) her research interests lie in cultural rhetorics, disability rhetorics, and the rhetorics of health and medicine. Her current research examines how clinical language and systems impact marginalized bodies in chronic pain.

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Dr. Jacob Greene

Faculty Advisor

Jacob Greene is an assistant professor for the Department of English. His research focuses on the rhetorical potential of emerging forms of location-based digital writing, such as augmented reality and GPS-guided audio tours.. His other research interests include circulation studies, digital and visual rhetorics, technical and professional writing, and multimodal pedagogies.

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Beatriz Perez

Communications Officer I

Beatriz is a 2nd year PhD student in the WRL program. Some of her current research interests focus on higher ed pedagogy and the impact of AI usage on first gen Hispanic/Latino students; researching both the positive and negative implications that AI might have on this demographic of users. She is also passionate about the rhetoric of gaming, horror media, and social network platforms.

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Stephanie Leow

Communications Officer I

Megs Tyler

Event Coordinator

No prior experience is needed to join WRL GSA & there is no application process.