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Matthew M. Heard

Title: Associate Professor

Department: English

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of California, Riverside, 2007
    Major: English
    Specialization: Rhetoric and Composition
    Dissertation: Modern Writers, Modernist Problems: A Rhetorical Hermeneutic Approach to Anglo-American Modernism
  • MA, University of California, Riverside, 2003
    Major: English
  • BA, Abilene Christian University, 2001
    Major: English
    Specialization: Minor in Digital Media (with Graphic Design emphasis)

Current Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 4210.001Advanced Studies in WritingSpring 2025
ENGL 3200.001Rhetorical History and HistoriographySpring 2025
ENGL 3996.727Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceFall 2024
ENGL 4230.004Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing StudiesFall 2024 Syllabus
ENGL 5800.001Studies in Literary GenresFall 2024
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 4210.001Advanced Studies in WritingSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5900.722Special ProblemsSpring 2024
ENGL 4200.001Studies in Modern RhetoricSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3200.002Rhetorical History and HistoriographyFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5550.001Studies in the Teaching of CompositionFall 2023 SPOT
ENGL 3200.002Rhetorical History and HistoriographyFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4200.001Studies in Modern RhetoricFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4230.001Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing StudiesSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4200.001Studies in Modern RhetoricSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3200.002Rhetorical History and HistoriographyFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3210.001Studies in WritingFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3200.001Rhetorical History and HistoriographySpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.007College Writing IFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.008College Writing IFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5550.001Studies in the Teaching of CompositionFall 2019 SPOT
ENGL 4951.721Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2019
ENGL 5550.001Studies in the Teaching of CompositionFall 2018 SPOT
ENGL 4210.001Advanced Studies in WritingSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3200.002Rhetorical History and HistoriographyFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4230.001Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing StudiesFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4200.001Studies in Modern RhetoricSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3200.002Rhetorical History and HistoriographyFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5550.001Studies in the Teaching of CompositionFall 2016 SPOT
ENGL 4210.001Advanced Studies in WritingSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4200.001Studies in Modern RhetoricSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 3200.001Rhetorical History and HistoriographyFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 5550.001Studies in the Teaching of CompositionFall 2015 SPOT
ENGL 3210.001Studies in WritingFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 4160.002Advanced Expository WritingFall 2014 Syllabus
ENGL 3200.001Rhetorical History and HistoriographyFall 2014 Syllabus
ENGL 4160.003Advanced Expository WritingSpring 2014 Syllabus
ENGL 4951.721Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2014
ENGL 5310.001Studies in Rhetorical TheoryFall 2013
ENGL 3200.001Rhetorical History and HistoriographySpring 2013 Syllabus
ENGL 5550.001Studies in the Teaching of CompositionFall 2012
ENGL 1321.002Honors Composition IISpring 2012 Syllabus
ENGL 5550.001Studies in the Teaching of CompositionFall 2011
ENGL 5900.721Special ProblemsSpring 2011
ENGL 5550.001Studies in the Teaching of CompositionFall 2010
ENGL 4170.001Principles and Practices of RhetoricSpring 2010
ENGL 5550.001Studies in the Teaching of CompositionFall 2009
ENGL 4160.001Advanced Expository WritingFall 2008
ENGL 4170.001Principles and Practices of RhetoricFall 2008
ENGL 5550.001Studies in the Teaching of CompositionFall 2008
ENGL 4160.001Advanced Expository WritingSpring 2008
ENGL 4160.002Advanced Expository WritingSpring 2008
ENGL 4170.001Principles and Practices of RhetoricSpring 2008
ENGL 4160.002Advanced Expository WritingFall 2007
ENGL 4170.001Principles and Practices of RhetoricFall 2007
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Heard, M.M. (2019). Rhetoric in Dim Spaces. Reinventing (with) Theory in Rhetoric and Writing Studies: Essays in Honor of Sharon Crowley. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvqc6hxw
  • Heard, M.M., Jensen, K., Dobrin, S. (2016). "Intoning Writing". Abducting Writing Studies. Carbondale, Illinois, Southern Illinois University Press.

    • Book Review

  • Heard, M.M. (2016). “Close to Home: Hospitality Inside the English Classroom”. Composition Forum. (33) http://compositionforum.com/issue/33/heard-haswell-haswell-review.php

    • Journal Article

  • Heard, M.M. (2020). Rhetoric and the Rise of Foster Care. Rhetoric Review. 39 (1)
  • Heard, M.M. (2014). "Repositioning Curriculum Design: Broadening the Who and How of Curricular Invention". College English. 76 (4) http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/CE/0764-mar2014/CE0764Repositioning.pdf
  • Heard, M.M. (2014). "The Costs of Sharing: Exploring the Ethical and Affective Dimensions of Social Action". Composition Forum. 29 http://compositionforum.com/issue/29/costs-of-sharing.php
  • Heard, M.M. (2013). "Tonality and Ethos". Philosophy and Rhetoric. 46 (1)
  • Heard, M.M. (2012). "Cultivating Sensibility in Writing Program Administration". WPA: Writing Program Administration. 35 (2)
  • Heard, M.M. (2010). "Hospitality and Generosity" (Invited Response Essay). JAC: A Journal of Advanced Composition. 30 (1-2) 315-335.
  • Heard, M.M. (2008). What Should We Do With Post-Process Theory?. Pedagogy. 8 (2) 283-304.
  • Heard, M.M. (2007). 'Dancing is Dancing No Matter Who is Doing It': Zora Neale Hurston, Literacy, and Contemporary Writing Pedagogy. College Literature. 34 (1) 129-155.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Heard, M. (Principal), Vickery, J. (Supporting), Sweeten, B. (Supporting), Murrell, A. (Supporting), "UNT Faculty Mentoring Grant," sponsored by UNT Faculty Success Office, Local, $5000 Funded. (2019 - 2020).
  • Heard, M.M., "OER Summer Grants Program," sponsored by UNT Libraries, the Center for Learning Experimentation, Application, and Research (CLEAR), and the Office of the Provost, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. ( - 2019).
  • Heard, M. (Principal), Vickery, J. (Supporting), Frith, J. (Supporting), Sweeten, B. (Supporting), Murrell, A. (Supporting), "UNT Faculty Mentoring Grant," sponsored by UNT Faculty Success Office, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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