Wanda Raiford earned her PhD in English from the University of Iowa, her JD from the University of Miami School of Law, and her BA from Brown University. In addition to her formal training, she came to FIU with a significant background in applied rhetoric, having held a series of responsible positions as an appellate lawyer specializing in statutory construction; a programmer in international public diplomacy working for and with the U.S. State Department; a legal lexicographer and writing consultant; and a legislative aide to a U.S. senator. Her drive to work with faculty across disciplines is fueled by her interdisciplinary research in gender and racial justice and her interest in science writing for the general public. Since joining FIU in 2012, Dr. Raiford has focused on teaching the first-year writing sequence, technical and business writing, and a special topics course, Introduction to Legal Thinking and Writing - one of the few of its kind taught anywhere in the nation.
