Dr. Kristan Poirot

Associate Professor

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Biography

Kristan Poirot is an Associate Professor of Communication at Texas A&M University, where she serves as the Executive Associate Head. She is also an affiliated faculty member of the Africana Studies and Women’s & Gender Studies programs. Poirot teaches a range of courses focusing on Black freedom movements, feminist history, and theory, alongside rhetoric. Her research has an interdisciplinary focus, straddling rhetorical studies and feminist/gender studies. She examines multiple rhetorical sites to understand the situatedness of race and gender identities, paying particular attention to the rhetorics of social movements and public memories of resistance. Her scholarly work includes the book "Question Sex: Feminism, Rhetoric, Differences Matter" published by the University of Massachusetts Press in 2014, along with several articles in prestigious journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Rhetoric Society Quarterly, Rhetoric & Public Affairs, and Women’s Studies in Communication.

Research Interests

Humanities Critical/Cultural Studies Rhetoric

Courses

COMM 203: Public Speaking COMM 301: Rhetoric Western Thought (Study Abroad) COMM 340: Communication Popular Culture (Study Abroad) COMM/WGST 420: Gender Communication COMM/AFST 425: Communication & Black Freedom Dreams WGST 200: Introduction Women’s & Gender Studies WGST 401: Feminist Theory WGST/ENGL 481: Women’s Rhetoric COMM 601: Foundations Communication Inquiry COMM 645: Rhetorical & Textual Methods COMM/AFST 652: Rhetoric Black Freedom Movements COMM 653: Rhetoric & Public Culture WGST 680: Theories Gender

Requirements for Texas A&M University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
Prerequisites
Baccalaureate degree Baccalaureate degree in Communication or related field preferred
Application Checklist
  • Curriculum Vita
  • Statement of Purpose (500-750 words)
  • Writing Sample (up to 10,000 words)
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • GraduateCAS Application
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Communication and Journalism. Ph.D. program only currently admitting. GRE is test-optional.