Dr. Rachel Dean Ruzicka

Instructor

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Biography

Rachel Dean-Ruzicka is a Senior Lecturer in the Writing Communication Program at Georgia Tech, specializing in co-requisite course design instruction. She has been a member of the Georgia Tech faculty since 2016 and served as a Marion L. Brittain Fellow from 2011 to 2014. Her research broadly focuses on popular culture, with many publications covering young adult literature and comics. Her book, 'Tolerance Discourse and Young Adult Holocaust Literature: Engaging Difference Identity,' was published by Routledge in 2017 and released in paperback in 2019. In addition, her work includes articles in the 'Children’s Literature in Education Journal' and forthcoming contributions to the 'Oxford Handbook of Young Adult Literature.' She has presented talks at institutions such as Avila University and American University. Dean-Ruzicka employs popular culture to teach multimodal communication with a strong emphasis on process analysis. She is a long-time member of the Children’s Literature Association and has served on the Chaif Astrid Lindgren Award Committee, helping organize a virtual conference in 2021.

Research Interests

Awards

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Provost Jack Anita Hess Seminar Faculty

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Writing Communication Program Pedagogy Award

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Bowling Green State University Graduate Teaching Award

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Midwest PCA Travel Grant

Courses

ENGL-0199: Support ENGL 1101 ENGL-1101: English Composition ENGL-1102: English Composition II LCC-2200: Intro Gender Studies LMC-6749: Feminist Theory PUBP-6749: Feminist Theory

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.