I’m Kevin Rutherford (he/him). I’d prefer you call me Kevin. If you need to address me by a title, you can call me Dr. Rutherford, Professor Rutherford, Professor, Professor Kevin, or Dr. Kevin. (Though, honestly, I’d prefer just Kevin.)

That said, please don’t call me “Mr. Rutherford.” (I realize it might sound silly, but I worked for years to get my PhD, so I get sad when it gets erased.)

 

I have been teaching at UCSB since Summer 2019. I’ve taught a variety of classes here, including multimedia writing, writing for engineers, first-year writing, writing about film, and business writing. My graduate degrees are in English with a specialization in Composition and Rhetoric (at both the MA and PhD level).

 

I currently live in Goleta with my spouse and two kittens, Peter and Diana (they’re less than a year old).

 

I play a lot of video games, and enjoy hiking and cooking. Despite liking to cook, I don’t really enjoy eating. I find it kind of a chore.

 

Before starting at UCSB, I worked at a school in the State University of New York system. Before that, I got my PhD and MA from Miami University (in Ohio). Before starting grad school, I received a BA in English and a BA in History from the University of Southern Indiana. And before all of that, I was born in east Tennessee. I’ve lived in a lot of different places in between.

 

I’m happy to answer any questions you have about me – academic or otherwise – so don’t hesitate to ask!