Sara Rabon

Overview

Sara is an MA/PhD student in Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture and pursuing a PhD minor in Science and Technology Studies (STS). Utilizing her transdisciplinary background, she studies how black-boxed technological design choices interact with online user communication abilities and rhetorical decisions. She hopes to provide a humanistic perspective to the world of software design and technical expertise to the world of communication, ultimately bridging the disciplines.

Education

• B.S. Computer Science, Communication Arts; University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2020

Conference Presentations

• 2025: RSE Rhetoric in Society #9, “Trump in the Manosphere – How to Rhetorically Capture Young Men in the Digital Audience”
• 2025: RSA Madison Spring Symposium, “MrBeast and Digital Neoliberal Achievement”
• 2025: SJMC Communications Crossroads, “Rhetorical Affordances of the Live Stream Enacted: A Rhetorical Analysis of Trump’s Adin
  Stream Appearance”

Teaching

• Comm Arts 262: Theory and Practice of Argumentation and Debate – Teaching Assistant (Spring 2025)
• Comm Arts 200: Introduction to Digital Communication – Guest Lecturer (Spring 2025)
• Comm Arts 100: Introduction to Speech Composition – Primary Instructor (Fall 2024)

Service

• Wisconsin Speech & Debate Society: Assistant British Parliamentary (BP) Debate Coach (2024 – Current)
• NSDA High School Debate Judge (2016 – Current)