Areas of Expertise
Rhetorical Criticism; Critical Media Studies; Gender & Feminism; Public Memories of 1960s Social Protest; Civil Rights and Critical Race Theory.

Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)
Dr. Hoerl's research has been published in international, national, and regional communication journals including The Quarterly Journal of Speech; Communication, Culture, and Critique; Critical Studies in Media Communication; Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies; Argumentation and Advocacy, The Communication Review; Communication Studies; Western Journal of Communication; and Southern Communication Journal.

Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)
Associate Professor of Media, Rhetoric and Culture. Courses include Film, Culture, and Criticism; Argumentation and Advocacy; Voices of Dissent and Social Change; The Rhetoric of Horror Films; Media Literacy; Public Speaking; and Global Women: Rights and Resistance.

Personal Hobbies
Playing with her dog, watching films with her spouse, and the occasional attempt to grow flowers and bake pastries.

Education/Degrees
Ph.D., Communication Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, 2005; M.A., Communication Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000; B.A., Speech Communication and History, minor in Women's Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1997.

Awards/Honors
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Lambda Pi Eta (National Communication Honor Society); Phi Alpha Theta.

Association Memberships (professional/educational)
National Communication Association; Society for Cinema and Media Studies; Rhetoric Society of America