Oliver Tripp

Professional Bio

Oliver Tripp researches the intersection between More-than-Human rhetorics and transgender studies; their recent work focuses on plant and mushroom communication in relation to trans* intelligibility and resistance, with attention to the rhetoric of bioart, biosonification, and networks of care. They have taught several styles of collegiate debate, Fundamentals of Oral Communication, and Transgender Communication Studies, and they currently teach Effective Speech (CAS100A). Outside of academics, Oliver also collaborates on research with Fighting Eating Disorders in Underrepresented Populations, where they have been published in Pediatric Annals.