The experience I gained here as a student is invaluable to the writer and professional I am today.
Profile for
Mo Reeves, Ph.D.
Department of Literature and Languages
Dr. Reeves is an East Texas A&M University alumna who earned her Ph.D. in English. Her graduate work focused on the ways people use language, storytelling, and digital spaces to create community. Her dissertation examined the world-building practices of nonbinary young adults who used Tumblr in the 2010s, exploring how they used the platform to build communities, express themselves, and imagine new ways of being.
She still has a connection to ETAMU as an adjunct instructor, teaching freshman English, and works as a copyeditor for Interstate Batteries. At the heart of all of her work is a love of words and stories—and the belief that good writing can help people feel seen, understood, and connected.
Educational Background
- Ph.D., English (Rhetoric and Composition), East Texas A&M University, 2019
- M.A., Music Education, Adams State University, 2015
- B.A., Music Liberal Arts and English, Adams State University, 2008
Community Engagement
- Board President, North Texas Trail Runners, 2022-Present
- Board Member, Arttitude, 2015-2022
- Editor, Opaline Magazine, 2017-2019
Research Interests
- Community Writing
- Marginalized Narratives
- Digital Rhetoric and Social Media Writing
Selected Publications
- Opperman, M. “Intentionally Public, Intentionally Private: Gender Non-Binary Youth on Tumblr and the Queering of Community Literacy Research,” Community Literacy Journal. Spring 2018.
- Opperman, M. “Review: Fashioning Lives: Black Queers and the Politics of Literacy by Eric Darnell Pritchard.” Reflections: A Journal for Public Rhetoric, Civic Writing, and Service-Learning, vol. 17 no. 2, 2017, p 117-122.
