I am a feminist rhetorical critic with a pedagogical focus. My research concentrates on the rhetorical construction of gender and sexuality. My published scholarship reflects my additional interests in musical rhetoric, rhetorical field methods, and intersectional pedagogy.

Kristen D. Herring, “It’s Giving Queer Rhetorical Pedagogy: Introducing Rhetorical Criticism With Queer Vernacular,” Communication Teacher (Vol 38, No. 3, 2024).

Kristen D. Herring, “Toward Rhetorical Harmony: Feminist Musical Rhetorical Criticism and Possibilities for Contesting Rape Logic,” Western Journal of Communication (Vol 88, No. 2, 2023)

Kristen D. Herring, “Teaching Intersectional Rhetorical Criticism with Second Wave Feminist Music,” Communication Teacher (Vol 37, No. 1, 2023).

Mitch Combs and Kristen D. Herring, “Ghetto Gastro’s PCI Rhetoric and Afropolitan Topoi in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Fostering Activism and Co-Cultural Competency,” Popular Culture Studies Journal (Vol 10, No. 1, 2022).

Kristen D. Herring, “Rhetorical Listening: Operationalizing a Rhetorical Field Method,” Journal of Communication Ethics, Religion, and Culture (Vol 56, No. 2, 2022).