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Jordynn Jack

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Jordynn Jack (1977- ) was born in Ontario, Canada and studied English and technical writing at Glendon College, York University, before earning her PhD in rhetoric and composition at Pennsylvania State University. Now professor in the Department of English at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, she researches and teaches courses in a range of areas: rhetoric of science, women's rhetorics, science writing, and rhetoric of health, medicine, and disability. When she is not researching, writing, or teaching, she enjoys knitting, sewing, cooking, traveling, and hiking. She lives in Cary, North Carolina with her husband, daughter, and two cats. ...more

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Autism and Gender wins Rhetoric Society of America Book Award

I just learned that the Autism and Gender was selected for the 2015 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award. You can read about the award here. I’ll receive the award at the RSA Summer Institute in Madison, Wisconsin, where I’ll also be hosting a weekend workshop on Neurorhetorics.

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	Autism and Gender: From Refrigerator Mothers to Computer Geeks 3.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Neurorhetorics it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Science on the Home Front: American Women Scientists in World War II really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Retellings: Opportunities for Feminist Research in Rhetoric and Composition Studies by Jessica Enoch (Editor), Jordynn Jack (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legal Writing Workshop: Better Writing, One Case at a Time by Katie Rose Guest Pryal (Goodreads Author), Jordynn Jack (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raveling the Brain: Toward a Transdisciplinary Neurorhetoric it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Writing Works Custom [OSU] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Writing Works by Jordynn Jack (Goodreads Author), Katie Rose Guest Pryal (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	How Writing Works: A Guide to Composing Genres, With Readings by Jordynn Jack (Goodreads Author), Katie Rose Guest Pryal (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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