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Allen Brizee, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
English

Director of Writing Across the Curriculum; Associate Director of the Core

University Undergraduate Core

Education

Ph.D. in English, Purdue University
M.A. in English, Virginia Tech
B.A. in English, Virginia Tech, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
A.S. in General Studies, Northern Virginia Community College, Cum Laude

Research Interests

My research interests explore the intersections of rhetoric, writing pedagogy, and public digital humanities. These interests guide my work in directing the writing across the curriculum program at Saint Louis University and developing community-based learning and scholarship focused on racial justice. I enjoy collaborating with undergraduate and graduate students interested in social justice, and I welcome inquiries about my public digital humanities projects The Color Line of St. Louis: An Immersive Journey through Urban Black History, The Saint Louis Story: Learning and Living Racial Justice and The Baltimore Story: Learning and Living Racial Justice.

In addition to publishing books and articles about my work, I also deliver keynotes and presentations at international, national, and regional conferences. My media placements include The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Huffington Post.

Publications and Media Placements

Works in Progress

Brizee, Allen. Via Media: The Rhetoric of the Middle Way in Isocrates, Queen Elizabeth I, and the Anglican Church. This book project explores the influence of Greek philosopher Isocrates on the writing and policies of Queen Elizabeth I and her ability to find common ground between British Catholics and Protestants to further develop the Anglican Church.

Brizee, Allen. “Theorizing Public Digital Humanities.” In this article, I discuss the theoretical underpinnings of the digital public humanities projects The Saint Louis Story: Learning and Living Racial Justice and The Baltimore Story: Learning and Living Racial Justice.

Brizee, Allen. “Antiracist Work in Writing Program Administration and Writing Across the Curriculum.” In this book chapter, I explain the antiracist and equity-focused initiatives that I have completed at Saint Louis University as part of the new Core curriculum.

Flores-Koulish, Stephanie, Allen Brizee, RaShawna Sydnor, and Stephanie Hurter Brizee. “The Baltimore Story: Learning and Living Racial Justice, A Longitudinal Study.” This article will present findings from a three-year community-based qualitative research study on the outcomes of using a digital humanities project as a hub for anti-racist middle school curricula.


Published

Public Digital Humanities

Brizee, Allen, Stephanie Hurter Brizee, Colten Biro. The Saint Louis Story: Learning and Living Racial Justice. This public digital humanities project focuses on the history of slavery and systemic racism in St. Louis and Missouri, as well as the achievements of Black St. Louisans. The project is funded by an $8,000 Beaumont Grant: https://www.thesaintlouisstory.org/, 2023.

Brizee, Allen, Stephanie Hurter Brizee. The Baltimore Story: Learning and Living Racial Justice. This is public digital humanities project focuses on the history of slavery and systemic racism in Maryland and Baltimore, as well as the achievements of Black Baltimoreans. The project is funded by a $30,000 McCarthey-Dressman Education Foundation grant: https://thebaltimorestory.org/, 2019.

Books Authored

Seyler, Dorothy U., and Allen Brizee. Read, Reason, Write: An Argument Text and Reader. 13th ed. McGraw-Hill Education, 2023. Winner of the 2024 Saint Louis University Excellent Teaching Materials Award.

Brizee, Allen, and Jaclyn M. Wells. Partners in Literacy: A Writing Center Model for Civic Engagement. Rowman and Littlefield, 2016. Reviewed in Community Literacy Studies 12.2, 2018 and in Composition Studies 45.1, 2017.

Books Edited

Pascual-Ferrá, Paola and Allen Brizee. Commitment to Justice in Jesuit Higher Education. 3rd ed. Apprentice House, 2016.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Brizee, Allen, Stephanie Hurter Brizee, Colten Biro, Meha Gupta. “John W. O’Malley as a Guide for Eloquentia Perfecta, Community-Engaged Work, and Graduate Education.” Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal vol. 11, no. 2, 2022, Article 12.

Gannett, Cinthia, John Brereton, Allen Brizee. “John W. O’Malley: Scholar of Eloquence and Eloquent Scholar.” Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal vol 11., no. 2, 2022, Article 11.

Brizee, Allen. “Reimagining the Humanistic Tradition: Using Isocratic Philosophy, Ignatian Pedagogy, and Civic Engagement to Journey with Youth and Walk with the Excluded.” Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal vol. 11, no. 1, 2022, pp. 2-25.

Brizee, Allen, Kate Figiel-Miller, Marianna E. Carlucci. “Living, Learning, Serving: Outcomes of Combining a Living-Learning Program with Service-Learning Courses.” Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal vol. 11, no. 1, 2022, pp. 51-74.

Brizee, Allen. “What Happens When We Fail?: Developing Resilient Community-Based Research.” Journal of Technical Writing and Communication vol. 50, no. 4, 2020, pp. 339-375.

Brizee, Allen, Paola Pascual-Ferrá, and Giuliana Caranante. “High-Impact Civic Engagement:  Outcomes of Community-Based Research in Technical Writing Courses.” Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, vol. 50, no. 3, 2019, pp. 224-251. A Top Paper Award in Civic Engagement, 2017 National Communication Association Convention.

Brizee, Allen. “Using Isocrates to Teach Technical Communication and Civic Engagement.” Journal of Technical Writing and Communication vol. 45, no. 2, 2015, pp. 134-165.

Brizee, Allen, and Joe Langmead. “Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Fostering Professional Communication Skills in a Graduate Accounting Certificate Program.” Across the Disciplines: A Journal of Language, Learning, and Academic Writing vol. 11, no. 1, 2014.

Book Chapters

Bergmann, Linda, Allen Brizee, and Jaclyn Wells. “The Engaged Dissertation: Three Points of View.” Collaborative Futures: Critical Reflections on Publicly Active Graduate Education, Eds. Amanda Gilvin, Georgia M. Roberts, and Craig Martin. Graduate School Press, Syracuse University, 2012.

Driscoll, Dana, Michael Salvo, Allen Brizee, and Morgan Sousa. “Usability Research and User-Centered Theory for 21st Century OWLs.” The Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices. Eds. Kirk St. Amant, Pavel Zemlansky. Idea Group Publishing, 2008.

Honors and Awards

Saint Louis University Walter J. Ong, S.J., Center for Digital Humanities grant for The Color Line of St. Louis: An Immersive Journey through Urban Black History, 2024: $5,000

Saint Louis University Mellon Award for The Color Line of St. Louis: An Immersive Journey through Urban Black History, 2024: $4,200

Saint Louis University Stolle Award for The Color Line of St. Louis: An Immersive Journey through Urban Black History, 2024: $1,000

Saint Louis University College of Arts and Sciences Excellent Instructional Materials in Research Award for Read, Reason, Write: An Argument Text and Reader 13e published by McGraw-Hill, 2024: $1,000

Saint Louis University English Department Spaulding Literary Essay 1st place for “Effects of Marijuana Legalization on the St. Louis Community” as instructor for John Prusak, 2023

The Saint Louis Story: Learning and Living Racial Justice digital public humanities project funded by a Beaumont Scholarship Research Award, 2023: $8,000

The Baltimore Story: Learning and Living Racial Justice digital public humanities project funded by a McCarthey-Dressman Education Foundation grant, 2021: $30,000

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • Modern Language Association, 2022 – present
  • Association of Writing Across the Curriculum, 2022 – present
  • The Jesuit Conference on Rhetoric and Composition, 2010 – present
  • Council of Writing Program Administrators, 2007 – present
  • College Composition and Communication, 2004 – present
  • National Council of Teachers of English, 2003 – present
  • Phi Beta Kappa, 2000