Desiree Dighton

Desiree Dighton is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of English in Technical and Professional Communication at East Carolina University since August 2022. Dighton has been an Assistant Editor and General Submissions Team Leader at Narrative Magazine since July 2007, managing the editorial team and overseeing the publication process. Previous academic roles include Assistant Professor of English in Professional Writing at Marist College from August 2019 to August 2022, and Assistant Professor positions at Shaw University and Ball State University. Dighton earned a Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media from North Carolina State University (2015-2019), an MFA in Writing from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (2004-2007), and a Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Research and teaching interests encompass social movement theory and rhetoric, digital rhetoric, critical race theory, and community writing.