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Rhea Kennedy Morgenstern has been teaching at Gallaudet since 2011, and joined the English Department in 2014. She focuses on courses in professional and multimedia writing.

From 2020-2023, she co-founded the Trauma-Informed Interactive Theatre Troupe (https://preview.gallaudetvctl.com/trauma-informed-interactive-theatre-troupe) under the Visual-centric Teaching and Learning initiative. VCTL was funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.

From 2016-2018, she served as an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellow.

Ms. Morgenstern has written in the fields of journalism, fundraising, and public relations, and also worked as a photographer and editor. She has published articles and essays in The Washington Post, Grist, Civil Eats, Elevation DC, The Jewish Daily Forward, and two anthologies: Whereabouts: Stepping out of place (2Leaf Press) and Abundant Grace: Short fiction by DC area women (Paycock Press).  Her main beats are sustainable food, travel, and business.

Community involvement is an important part of Ms. Morgenstern's life. At Gallaudet, she has facilitated intergroup dialogues since 2008 and served on the board of Hillel from 2013 to 2020. In the broader D.C. community, she has served on the boards of the DC State Fair and the Crossroads Community Food Network. In her free time, she loves to bike and garden.

She lives in Maryland with her partner, two children, and dog.

Education
  • B.A. – Oberlin College 

    Major: Creative Writing

    Minor: African American Studies

     

    M.A. – The Johns Hopkins University 

    Concentration: Creative Nonfiction 

  • COM-360 Intro to Public Relations (2010/02)(01)
  • ENG-260 Introduction to Desktop Publis (2014/01)(01)
  • ENG-385 Fund of Journalism (2014/02)(01)
  • ENG-408 Mltcltrl Literature & Perspctv (2009/02)(01)
  • GSR-101 First Year Seminar (2012/01)(10A)
  • GSR-101 First Year Seminar (2013/01)(11R)
  • GSR-101 First Year Seminar (2012/01)(12A)
  • GSR-101 First Year Seminar (2013/01)(16A)
  • GSR-101 First Year Seminar (2013/01)(17A)
  • GSR-101 First Year Seminar (2013/01)(19A)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2011/01)(06A)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2012/01)(06R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2014/01)(07R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2011/01)(11A)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2014/01)(11R)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2014/02)(01SR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2012/01)(02)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2014/02)(02SR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2014/01)(03)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2014/02)(03SR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2013/02)(06SR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2013/02)(07SR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2011/02)(09R)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2013/02)(09SR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2012/02)(10R)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2012/02)(11R)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2011/02)(16R)
  • GSR-210 Comparing Multicult Perspectiv (2011/01)(01)
  • GSR-220 Methods of Multiples Disciplin (2011/02)(07)
  • ENG-250 Intro Public Prof Writing (2019/01)(01)
  • ENG-250 Intro Public Prof Writing (2018/02)(01)
  • ENG-260 Introduction to Desktop Publis (2020/01)(01)
  • ENG-260 Introduction to Desktop Publis (2015/02)(01)
  • ENG-260 Introduction to Desktop Publis (2017/02)(01)
  • ENG-295 Special Topics [Tpc to be spc] (2015/02)(01)
  • ENG-295 Special Topics [Tpc to be spc] (2017/02)(02)
  • ENG-295 Special Topics [Tpc to be spc] (2018/02)(02)
  • ENG-320 Field Experience (2016/02)(03)
  • ENG-360 Writing for Digital Media (2016/01)(01)
  • ENG-370 Multimedia Composition (2015/01)(01)
  • ENG-370 Multimedia Composition (2017/02)(01)
  • ENG-380 Business and Technical Writing (2019/02)(01)
  • ENG-385 Fund of Journalism (2016/02)(01)
  • ENG-392 Creative Writing [Tpc to be s] (2016/02)(01)
  • ENG-499 Independent Study (2019/02)(03)
  • GSR-101 First Year Seminar (2017/01)(02)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2017/01)(03R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2019/01)(03S)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2017/01)(04R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2019/01)(04S)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2019/01)(05S)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2016/01)(07R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2016/01)(08R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2020/01)(08R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2016/01)(09R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2020/01)(09R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2015/01)(10R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2020/01)(10R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2015/01)(11R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2015/01)(13R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2017/01)(14A)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2019/02)(01S)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2016/02)(01SR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2018/02)(03AR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2019/02)(03S)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2015/02)(03SR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2018/02)(04AR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2019/02)(04S)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2015/02)(04SR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2016/02)(04SR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2015/02)(05SR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2017/02)(09AR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2017/02)(13AR)
  • GSR-210 Comparing Multicult Perspectiv (2018/02)(07)
  • GSR-220 Methods of Multiples Disciplin (2017/02)(05)
  • GSR-220 Methods of Multiples Disciplin (2020/01)(07)
  • GSR-220 Methods of Multiples Disciplin (2015/02)(07)
  • ENG-250 Intro Public Prof Writing (2019/02)(01)
  • ENG-260 Intro Layout & Design for Writ (2020/02)(01)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2020/02)(01S)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2019/02)(02S)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2020/02)(03S)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2019/02)(05AR)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2020/02)(05S)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2019/02)(07S)
  • GSR-220 Methods of Multiples Disciplin (2020/02)(08)
  • ENG-295 Special Topics [Tpc to be spc] (2020/03)(OL2)
  • GSR-210 Comparing Multicult Perspectiv (2020/03)(OL6)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2021/01)(07R)
  • GSR-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2021/01)(08R)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2021/01)(01S)
  • GSR-150 Intro to Integrated Learning (2021/01)(02S)
  • ENG-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2022/01)(05S)
  • ENG-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2022/01)(07S)
  • ENG-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2022/01)(11A)
  • GSR-300 General Studies Capstone (2022/01)(6)
  • ENG-360 Writing for Digital Media (2022/01)(1)
  • THE-499 Independent Study (2022/01)(1)
  • ENG-385 Fund of Journalism (2022/02)(01)
  • VEE-102 First Year Seminar Part 2 (2022/02)(13)
  • ENG-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2022/02)(02S)
  • ENG-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2022/02)(04AR)
  • ENG-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2023/01)(04S)
  • ENG-102 Critical Reading and Writing (2023/01)(05S)
  • ENG-050 English Language Study (2023/01)(05)
  • Videofreex.com: Videofreex Partnership 2011/01-2019/02
  • Board Member and Chair: Hillel at Gallaudet 2013/02-2020/01
  • American Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP): November 2011
  • Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID): 2013
  • Writers on the Hill: January 2016-January 2017
  • Society of Professional Journalists : July 2017
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