Susan Kirtley Expert in Comics and Rhetoric English Office Phone 503-725-2248 Email skirtley@pdx.edu Director, Rhetoric and Composition and Director, Comics Studies Dr. Kirtley is an expert on comics and graphic narratives, visual rhetoric, and writing studies. See faculty academic profile. Education Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst M.A., Boise State University B.A., Lewis & Clark College