Sam Shear

PhD

Rhetoric, Language, and Communication

Year 3

Email: samshear@utexas.edu

Hometown: Fairfax, VA

B.A. Degree: Communication and Political Science, Christopher Newport University

M.A. Degree: Communication Studies, Wake Forest University

Research interests: Rhetoric of science, expertise, misinformation, pseudoscience, conspiracy, masculinity

Faculty advisor: Dr. Johanna Hartelius

Projected graduation date: Spring 2028