Sara Parks

Dr. Sara Parks is an Assistant Professor and the English Department’s Technical Writing Coordinator. She taught a variety of classes at Kansas State University, Iowa State University, and Minnesota State University Mankato before ending up at SFA in 2019. Dr. Parks specializes in rhetoric of science and she completed her dissertation while working as a science communicator for a biorenewable energy National Science Foundation grant in Iowa. In her research, Dr. Parks is interested in what happens when people’s communication expectations are challenged by institutional constraints. When she’s not working or lurking on social media, you can find Dr. Parks playing at Pecan Park with her dog, Sam, and exploring her newly adopted town.