PhD Student Contact Info Jack.Wood@uga.edu Office: Caldwell 513 Office Hours: Monday 2:30pm–4:00pm Jack Wood is a Ph.D. student in Rhetorical Studies focused on discourses surrounding the politics and governance of cities, city planning, and urban development. More specifically, Wood studies how rhetoric facilitates the production of space in cities by analyzing how "city-ness" is framed within planning discourses. In so doing, Wood brings a rhetorical lens to urban geography and the political economy of cities. In 2025, Wood was awarded the Robert Bostrom Young Scholar Award by the Southern States Communication Association for his top paper, “Rethinking ‘Resilience’ in the Rhetoric of Urban Planning." Wood has served as the editorial assistant for Rhetoric & Public Affairs under the editorship of Dr. Catherine L. Langford. In the disciplines of rhetoric, urban studies, and semiotics, Wood has presented various papers at regional, national, and even international conferences. In 2023, Wood was invited to the International Semiotics Institute in Prague, Czechia, where he presented his work on the power of visual metaphors in urban space. Currently, Wood serves the department as GradForum Treasurer and the discipline as Secretary for The American Society for the History of Rhetoric interest group at SSCA. Education: B.S. University of Wisconsin M.A. Texas Tech University Ph.D. University of Georgia (in progress) Courses Regularly Taught: COMM 1110 COMM 1500E COMM 3300E COMM 3300 COMM 3600 Curriculum Vitae: JACK WOOD_CV_2026.pdf (202.25 KB)
