Gabby Bunko
Graduate Teaching Assistant,
TCLAS Department of English - Graduate Assistants
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Mail code: 1401Campus: Tempe
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Student Information
Graduate StudentEnglish (Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies)
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
Long Bio
Gabby is a PhD Candidate in Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies at Arizona State University. Her research centers on rhetorical theories, especially disability rhetorics and rhetorics of medicine and diagnosis. Her current work looks at how diagnostic and clinical language structure logics around cure and care in chronic pain diagnoses and treatments, with emphasis on their effects on "non-normative" and marginalized bodies. Her goal is to find meaningful interventions to increase support for both patients and medical professionals as they navigate complex systems, institutions, and experiences. She is functionally bilingual in English and Spanish with expertise in communicating to audiences across contexts, medical humanities, composition and multilingual composition instruction and pedagogy, and publishing, all of which enrich her research and teaching practices in the classroom.
Education
PhD Candidate in English: Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies at Arizona State University
MA in English: Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies from Arizona State University
Graduate Certificate in Publishing: Denver Publishing Institute, University of Denver
BA in English: Writing and English: Literature from Montana State University
Research Interests
Cultural Rhetorics
Medical Rhetorics
Disability Rhetorics
Publications
Scholarship
- Bunko, Gabby. “Crip Spacetime: Access, Failure, and Accountability in Academic Life by Margaret Price, Duke University Press, 2024. 240 pages. $26.95 paperback,” 2025. Rhetoric Review. Vol 44 (2), 118–120. https://doi.org/10.1080/07350198.2025.2462397
- Bunko, Gabby and Enlow, Irene. “Fostering Writing Communities in the Classroom,” 2024. ASU Custom Textbook.
- Bunko, Gabby. “The Difference Between Rhetorical and Literary Analysis,” 2024. ASU Custom Textbook.
- Bunko, Gabby. “Reframing Writing, Rhetoric, and Literary Studies: A Mixed Method Approach to Interrogating Intersections,” Young Scholars in Writing Vol. 21, 2024.
Professional Projects
- Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services (SAILS) FAQ for ASU Writing Programs 2025–created in collaboration with SAILS to facilitate greater understanding and implementation of student accommodations in Writing Programs courses.
Public and Creative Projects
- Bunko, Gabby. “What to think about when adopting a pre-owned herp,” September/October Issue 2023, Reptiles Magazine (magazine in print only)
- Bunko, Gabby. “In Pursuit of Paddlefish,” 2023. Bitterroot Magazine: Montana State University, 43.
- Bunko, Gabby. “Something, Nothing,” Outrageous Fortune. 2023 Vol. 13: Mary Baldwin University
- https://eliotandthearchive.weebly.com/
Research Activity
Research Roles:
- Research Intern under Dr. Cedric Burrows - Spring 2026, Department of English Research Internship, ASU: “Tracing Rhetorical Crossovers: Chronic Pain and the Language of Medical Authority”
Certifications and Training:
- Certified to teach Business and Professional Writing at ASU - Spring 2025
- Certified to teach Online and Hybrid Courses at ASU - Spring 2025
- Certified to teach Multilingual Sections of First-Year Composition at ASU - Fall 2024
- RCR - Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Researcher Responsible Conduct of Research (ASU) July 2024
- Social and Behavioral Research Ethics (MSU) July 2022, Expires July 2027
Teaching Website URL
Courses
2026 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
2026 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 302 | Business Writing |
| ENG 302 | Business Writing |
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
| ENG 105 | Adv First-Year Composition |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 302 | Business Writing |
| ENG 302 | Business Writing |
| ENG 108 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 108 | First-Year Composition |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 108 | First-Year Composition |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 107 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 107 | First-Year Composition |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
Presentations
Invited Speaking Roles
- “Navigating Difficult Classroom Issues,” Invited Panelist, Dept of English, Arizona State University - March 2026
- Resume and Cover Letter Workshop, Facilitator, Chandler-Gilbert Community College Writing Center - Oct 2025
- 11th Annual Naylor Workshop for Undergraduate Researchers in Writing Studies, Invited Facilitator, York College of Pennsylvania - Sept 2025
- “Introduction to Writing Studies” Undergraduate Course, Invited Interviewee, Dept of English, Montana State University - Sept 2025
- “Writing Center Intersections with AI” Invited Interviewee for Chandler-Gilbert Community College Faculty Development Initiative - April 2025
- 10th Annual Naylor Workshop for Undergraduate Researchers in Writing Studies, Invited Facilitator, York College of Pennsylvania - Sept 2024
- “Introduction to Writing Studies” Undergraduate Course, Invited Interviewee, Dept of English, Montana State University - Sept 2024
- “Your Degree in the World” Undergraduate Course, Invited Interviewee, Dept of English, Arizona State University - April 2024
- “Your Degree in the World” Undergraduate Course, Invited Speaker, Dept of English, Arizona State University - Oct 2023
Conferences and Presentations
- “Indignities of Memory: Rhetorical In/Dignities in Knowledge Systems” - Panelist at RSA 2026 with Kylie Frontczak and Dr. Cedric Burrows
- *“Managing Pain, Managing Patients: Chronic Pain and Rhetorical In/Dignities” - Paper Presentation at RSA 2026
- *“Research Roundtables: Cross-Institutional Conversations at RSA” - Invited Presenter at RSA 2026
- “Making Pain Legible: Diagnostic Language and the Rhetorics of Health Justice” - Paper Presentation at the 2026 Health Humanities Consortium Conference
- *“Identification Conversations: Tracing Threat and Othering in Rhetorics of Diagnosis and AI” - Oral Presentation at CCCC 2026 with Kylie Frontczak
- “Diagnosing Otherwise: Chronic Pain and the Possibilities of Care” - Oral Presentation at The Reflections on Care Studies Symposium, ASU, 2025
- “Diagnosing Chronic Pain: Rhetorical Implications for Asignification” - Oral Presentation at Rhetoric in Society 9 Conference in Croatia 2025
- “Interpreting the Body: Rhetoric in Diagnosis” - Oral Presentation at [De/st]abilized Conference in Canada 2025
- “AI and I and You: Benefits and Limitations of Emerging Technologies in WAW”- Remixing Writing: Generative AI as Part of FYC- Writing About Writing Sponsored Panel (invited) at CCCC 2025
- “Race in Writing Classroom Discourse”- Oral Presentation to the Research Network Forum at CCCC 2024
- “Medical Trauma: Mrs. Dalloway as a Lens into 21st Century Doctor/Patient Ecologies”- Montana State University Panel at the 32nd Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf 2023
- “Reframing in Writing and Literary Studies”- Poster Presentation at MSU Spring Research Celebration 2023
- “(Dis)Integration and Reframing in Writing and Literary Studies”- Oral Presentation at NCUR 2023
- “(Dis)Integration and Reframing in Writing and Literary Studies”- Poster Presentation at CCCC 2023
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“(Dis)Integration Between Writing and Literary Studies”- Naylor Workshop for Undergraduate Research in Writing Studies at York College Sept/Oct 2022
*accepted but unable to attend
Honors / Awards
- Department of English Research Internship Award, ASU (competitive) - Spring 2026
- ASU Wilfred A. Ferrell Memorial Fellow 2025/2026 Academic Year
- Inklings Award MSU Department of English - April 2023
- English Department Nominee for the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence in the College of Letters and Science, MSU - March 2023
- Mary Beth Vender-Fay Award and Scholarship, MSU Department of English – annual award for Most Outstanding Writing Major - April 2022
- Inklings Award MSU Department of English - May 2021
Editorships
- Editor at Curiositas Journal of Undergraduate Research Montana State University - Feb 2022-May 2023
Professional Associations
- Rhetoric Society of America - Dec 2024-Present
- Rhetoric Society of Europe - Jan 2024-Present
- College Communication and Composition - Sept 2023-Present
- Modern Languages Association - Sept 2023-Present
- National Council of Teachers of English - Dec 2022-Present
Work History
Professional Development:
Research
- TomorrowTalks with Melanie Mitchell - Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans, Arizona State University - Oct 2025
- Rhetoric Society of America Institute 2025: “Interrogating the Role of the Rhetoric of Science in a Post-Truth, Partisan World” (competitive) - June 2025
Teaching
- “Responding to Student Writing: Being Inclusive, Managing the Workload,” Workshop with Dr. Bradley Dilger - Nov 2024
- MLA Institute on Reading and Writing Pedagogies at Access Universities - June 2024
- From Passive to Active: Using Hands On Activities to Teach Writing, Arizona English Teachers Association - June 2024
- Participant in ASU Study on AI Integration in the Writing Classroom - 2023-2024
- ASU Writing Programs Course in Teaching and Learning with Generative AI, ASU - Fall 2023
Service
Professional:
- International Society for the Advancement of Writing Research (ISAWR) Research Funding Working Group - Jan 2024-May 2025
- Reviewer for English Journal (NCTE) - Jan 2024-March 2025
- Future of CCCC Task Force - Jan 2024-May 2024
- Working Group for Surveying Members and Lapsed Members CCCC - Feb 2024-May 2024
University:
- Travel Grant Reviewer, Graduate Student Government (formerly Graduate and Professional Student Association) Arizona State University - August 2023-Present
- Research Grant Reviewer, Graduate Student Government (formerly Graduate and Professional Student Association) Arizona State University - August 2023-Present
Department:
- Graduate Scholars of English Association (GSEA) Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies (WRL) Area Representative (Elected), Arizona State University Tempe - Aug 2026-May 2027
- Writing Programs Visibility Working Group for Institutional Standing and Leadership, Arizona State University Tempe, Jan 2026-Mar 2026
- TA Representative on the Writing Programs Committee (Elected), Arizona State University Tempe - Oct2025-May 2026
- Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies (WRL) Area Scribe, Arizona State University Tempe - August 2025-May 2026
- Graduate Scholars of English Association (GSEA) Secretary (Elected), Arizona State University Tempe - Aug 2025-May 2026
- Reviewer (as Previous Awardee) for Graduate Teaching Assistant Summer Grant Fellowships (Writing Programs), Arizona State University Tempe - April/May 2025
- TA Representative on the Writing Programs Committee (Elected), Arizona State University Tempe - September 2024-May 2025
- Ad Hoc Committee Member for choosing CommonRead Book for 2025/2026 Academic Year
- Graduate Scholars of English Association (GSEA) Secretary (Elected), Arizona State University Tempe - Aug 2024-May 2025
- TA Representative on the Writing Programs Committee (Elected), Arizona State University Tempe - September 2023- May 2024
- Ad Hoc Committee Member for choosing CommonRead Book for 2024/2025 Academic Year
Industry Positions
- Technical Writer for Montana State University Department of Animal and Range Sciences - May 2023-June 2023
- Intern at Kleinworks Agency - Jan 2022-May 2022