Anuj Gupta
Anuj Gupta is an Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric in the Department of
English at the University of South Florida, where he studies how writing technologies,
especially generative AI, shape writers, genres, and society. His research spans generative
AI, rhetorical genre theory, human-computer interaction, user experience design, and
mixed-methods inquiry.
His dissertation, 'Learning To Talk to Generative AI Chatbots': A Corpus Study of
Generative AI Prompts, an Emerging Genre for AI Literacy, earned two national awards:
the CCCC James Berlin Memorial Outstanding Dissertation Award and the Computers and
Composition Hugh Burns Outstanding Dissertation Award. His research has also been
recognized by leading organizations including AAC&U, NCTE, ATTW, and CWPA for advancing
the future of writing, technology, and pedagogy. Among these honors, he recently received
the Computers and Composition Michelle Kendrick Outstanding Digital Production and
Scholarship Award and an honorable mention for the Computers and Composition Ellen
Nold Award for Outstanding Article.
His work appears in leading journals including Computers and Composition, Kairos,
Composition Forum, Composition Studies, WPA: Writing Program Administration, and Open
Praxis. He is co-editor of the forthcoming book, Digital Literacies for Human Connection
(NCTE Press), a collection of assignment-based digital scholarship exploring technology's
role in shaping human connection. He earned his Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition
from the University of Arizona.