Chris Friend | Kean University

Education

B.A., English (Creative Writing), University of Central Florida
M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction (Gifted Education), University of Central Florida
Ph.D., Texts & Technology, University of Central Florida

Courses Taught

ENG 1030 — College Composition
ENG 2020 — Intro to Writing
ENG 3020 — History of Rhetoric in Writing
ENG 3080 — Writing for Digital Spaces
ENG 4075 — Writing Pedagogies
ENG 5045 — Critical Digital Literacies

Research Interests

Educational Development
Rhetoric & Composition
Soundwriting
Student Agency
Critical Digital Pedagogy

Publications

Textual
- Friend, C. (2025). Enhancing student agency through platform agnosticism and heuristic teaching. Discover Education 4, 185.
- Friend, C. (2024). Student-authored textbooks: Challenging expertise, establishing authority, shaping discourse. Composition Studies, 52.2.
- Friend, C. (2023). Constructing belonging through sonic composition. Computers and Composition 69.
- Friend, C. (Ed.). (2021). Hybrid teaching: Pedagogy, people, politics. Hybrid Pedagogy Publishing.
Audial
- Friend, C. (Ed.). (2022). Hybrid teaching: Pedagogy, people, politics. [Audiobook]. Hybrid Pedagogy Books.
- Friend, C. and Gray, B. C. (2022, July 19). Friend, C. (Producer). Hope. Teacher of the Ear [Audio podcast].
- Friend, C. and Denial, C. (2022, June 10). Friend, C. (Producer). Kindness. Teacher of the Ear [Audio podcast].
- Friend, C. and Gibbs, L. (2022, Feb. 23). Friend, C. (Producer). Feedback. Teacher of the Ear [Audio podcast].
- Friend, C. and Burtis, M. F. (2022, Feb. 1). Friend, C. (Producer). Love. Teacher of the Ear [Audio podcast].
- Friend, C. and Zeller, J. (2022, Jan. 5). Friend, C. (Producer). Optimism. Teacher of the Ear [Audio podcast].
- Friend, C., Clinnin, K., and currie, s. m. (2021, Dec. 17). Friend, C. (Producer). Self-Care. Teacher of the Ear [Audio podcast].
- Friend, C. and Zamora, M. (2021, Dec. 1). Friend, C. (Producer). Public Scholarship. Teacher of the Ear [Audio podcast].
- Friend, C., Morford, A. C., Patel, K., and Jacob, A. (2021, Nov. 10). Friend, C. (Producer). Care. Teacher of the Ear [Audio podcast].
- Friend, C. and McGregor, H. (2021, Oct. 13). Friend, C. (Producer). Scholarly Communication. Teacher of the Ear [Audio podcast].
Visual
- Friend, C. (2026, Apr 22). Connection via credentialing: Certification matrix as nexus of partnership. [Poster session]. 2026 Anchoring Higher Education Conference, Newark, NJ.
- Friend, C. (2026, Feb 25–27). Crafting a CTL identity with strategic graphic and information design. [Poster session]. SoTL Commons 2026, Savannah, GA.