Lisa Ede


Lisa S. Ede was an author, editor and scholar of writing and rhetoric. She taught rhetoric and writing at Oregon State University, where she worked as a professor from 1980 to 2013. Ede has received awards for her scholarly work from the Modern Language Association, the Conference on College Composition and Communication, and the International Writing Center Association.

Education

Ede attended Ohio State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science, after which she went on to earn a Master of Arts at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, before returning to Ohio State University for her PhD. At Ohio State University, Ede studied Victorian Literature and completed her dissertation on Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll. During this time, she also became interested in rhetoric and writing studies, and eventually studied under Edward P. J Corbett and Richard Young.

Personal life

Ede married artist Greg Pfarr.

Academic appointments

Books

Everyone's an Author Writing Together: Collaboration in Theory and Practice The Academic Writer: A Brief Guide for Students Situating Composition: ''Composition Studies and the Politics of Location Selected Essays of Robert J. Connors On Writing Research: The Braddock Award Essays, 1975–1998 Singular Texts/Plural Authors: Perspectives on Collaborative Writing Work in Progress: A Guide to Academic Writing and Revising Essays on Classical Rhetoric and Modern Discourse''