Ben Abel

Teaching Instructor
252-328-5655
Bate 2117
ableb18@ecu.edu

About

Ben Abel has taught at East Carolina and Pitt Community College after graduating from East Carolina in 2017 with a masters in English with a focus on rhetoric and composition. Before embarking on an academic career, Abel spent five years in the Army as a Psychological Operations specialist and fifteen years as a Public Affairs Officer involved in media relations, public outreach and community engagement and journalism.

Education

• B.A. University of North Carolina, Greensboro
• M.A. East Carolina University

Research Interests

• Developing composition
• Rhetorics of persuasion and manipulation
• Civil-military relations

Courses Taught