Dr. Wynne is a leader in the field of Singles Studies, holding board positions in related associations and publishing extensively on singlehood, writing pedagogy, and cultural representation. His research focuses on the representation of singlehood in film and popular culture, and he teaches various writing courses.
Experience
Education
Doctorate of Philosophy in Rhetoric and Writing Studies, University of Texas at El Paso Master of Arts in Teaching in English, State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz Bachelor of Arts in Communications: Mass Media, SUNY Plattsburgh
Roles
Associate Professor of English, University of the District of Columbia, 2020-Present Associate Professor of English, Hampton University, 2019-20 Assistant Professor of English, Hampton University, 2014-19
Courses Taught
Discovery Writing Foundational Writing II Online Writing Proficiency Foundational Writing I Technical Writing Creative Nonfiction Professional Writing Blogging Grant Writing Advanced Writing Theory/Practice Writing Research Papers
Expertise
Design course content Deliver in-person, hybrid, and online instruction Provide comments on student writing Conference with students on their progress Plan and conduct workshops on faculty on writing pedagogy Assist faculty with developing their writing practice Publish articles in scholarly and popular publications as part of a new academic field called Singles Studies Present at conferences on writing pedagogy and Singles Studies Conduct writing and Singles Studies workshops in the Washington, D.C. area and beyond
Research Focus / Works in Progress
Singles Studies; critical discourse analysis; popular culture; composition pedagogy; writing and psychology; film tropes portraying singlehood and coulplehood/marriage
Wynne, C. (2024). My other half is me. In the Writers Guild of Virginia (Ed.), The journal of the writers guild of virginia.
Wynne, C. (2021). Are nuclear families the only people that count? Dialogue: The interdisciplinary journal of popular culture and pedagogy. 7(2).
Wynne, C. (2020). How to be a happy bachelor. Kendall Hunt.
Selected Presentations
Wynne, C. (2024). Runaway jury: The coupled are always right(eous). Sixth Annual Nonmarriage Roundtable, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Wynne, C. (2024). A course on how to be single and happy. Third International Singles Studies Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
Wynne, C. (2024). Matrimaniacal tropes in the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Third International Singles Studies Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
Selected Grants
Beazley Foundation. (2015). Computers for the writing technology lab.
Invited Participations
Wynne, C. (2024). Blogging as a bridge to building your brand. UDC’s Fluid and Dynamic Series, Washington, D.C. Wynne, C. (2024). The single lesson. Profs and Pints, Fairfax, Virginia. Wynne, C. (2024). The single lesson. Profs and Pints, Baltimore, Maryland. Wynne, C. (2024). The single lesson. Profs and Pints, Washington, D.C.. Wynne, C. (2023). An introduction to singles studies. Pennsylvania State University Psychology Club, Virtual.
