Dr. Skinnell earned his PhD in rhetoric, composition, and linguistics from Arizona State University in 2011, after which he spent four years as an assistant professor of rhetoric and writing at the University of North Texas. In 2015, he accepted the position at San José State. In addition to teaching rhetoric and writing courses at all levels, including faculty seminars in San Jose, California and Islamabad, Pakistan, Dr. Skinnell has been involved in program administration, first as an assistant director of writing programs at ASU and now as an assistant writing program administration at SJSU. His main responsibilities in SJSU’s writing program include hiring and training teaching associates, developing and assessing the writing program, and facilitating faculty development.