J. Christian Spielvogel

Chris Spielvogel is a Teaching Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State University. His research has appeared in national and international journals in rhetoric, American history, and digital media and learning, and his book "Interpreting Sacred Ground: The Rhetoric of National Civil War Parks and Battlefields" (University of Alabama Press, 2013) examines the commemorative frameworks used to interpret violence and race at national battlefields. His projects in rhetoric, digital humanities, and technology-based innovation have been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Kauffman Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Institute of Education Sciences. He currently studies portfolio reasoning – a form of strategic reasoning and judgment born in finance that has migrated into political and civic life.