Skip to main content
Skip to main menu Skip to spotlight region Skip to secondary region Skip to UGA region Skip to Tertiary region Skip to Quaternary region Skip to unit footer

Slideshow

Jessica McLeod-Waddell

Blurred image of the arch used as background for stylistic purposes.
PhD Student

Jessica McLeod-Waddell is a Ph.D. student in English with a focus on composition and rhetoric. She holds a Master of Professional Writing degree from Kennesaw State University and a Master of Education in Higher Education Administration degree from Georgia Southern University. Her research interests include writing pedagogy, professional communication, and the intersections of career development and rhetorical practice. In addition to her academic work, Jessica serves as an Assistant Director and Career Coach at the University of Georgia, where she supports students in developing their professional identities through writing and communication.

Education:

MA in Professional Writing, Kennesaw State University, 2025

MEd in Higher Education Administration, Georgia Southern University, 2020

BA in English, University of Georgia, 2017

Support English at UGA

We greatly appreciate your generosity. Your gift enables us to offer our students and faculty opportunities for research, travel, and any number of educational events that augment the classroom experience. Support the efforts of the Department of English by visiting our giving section. 

Give Now 

EVERY DOLLAR CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEPARTMENT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY.