Hay CV 1 Ashley Gwen Hay Curriculum Vitae 316 Sparks Building Penn State University State College , PA 16803 agh5357@psu.edu https://heyashleyhay.carrd.co / EDUCATION Penn State University, State College, PA ( 2023 – present) Ph.D., Department of Communication Arts and Sciences Dissertation Title : Forming Asexuality: Reading for Rhetorical Forms and A/sexual Temporalities Dissertation Committee : Pamela VanHaitsma, Ph.D. (Advisor), Michele Kennerly, Ph.D., Lisa Flores, Ph.D., and Hil Malatino, Ph.D. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (202 1 – 2023 ) M.A. , Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies Thesis Title: Sexual Scripts and Sex Tips: Construction of the Spiciest Subject Through Sex Educational Content on TikTok Thesis Committee: Keven Rudrow, Ph.D. (Advisor), Kendall Phillips, Ph.D., Rachel Hall, Ph.D. , and Rebecca Ortiz, Ph.D. Oregon State University , Corvallis , OR (20 17 – 2020 ) B.S. , Department of Speech Communication Honors Thesis Title: Hysterikos : A Collection of Unconventional Fairy Tales Honors Thesis Committee: Clare Braun, M.F.A (Advisor), Susan Rogers, Ph.D., and Kryn Freehling - Burton, Ph.D. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS The Penn sylvania State University, State College, PA Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences (2024 – present) Research Assistant , Department of Communication Arts and Sciences • Pamela VanHaitsma ( Summer 2024; Spring 2025 ; Summer 2025 ) • Lisa Flores (Fall 2025 – Spring 2026) • Bradford Vivian (Spring 2026) Syracuse University , Syracuse , NY Teaching Assistant, Department of Communication Arts and Rhetorical Studies (2021 – 2023) Editorial Assistant, Communication Monographs and CODE^SHIFT (2022) Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR Undergraduate Research and Writing Consultant (201 7 – 2020 ) Intern, Oregon State University Press (2019 – 2020 ) Hay CV 2 RESEARCH R efereed Publications Hay, A. G. and VanHaitsma, P. (2026). “ Reading for Asexual Rhetorics in the Archives of Rachel Carson .” Rhetoric Society Quarterly , vol. 58, no. 2 Hay, A. G. (2024). “ TikTok’s e xcessive l abors: Attention, a lgorithms, and a estheticized c ontent c reation .” Peitho: Journal of the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition , vol. 26, no. 2. Forthcoming Publications Hay, A. G. (2026). “ Toward an Asexual Rhetoric: Temporal Alienation and the Contranymical Click .” Quarterly Journal of Speech Conference Presentations Hay, A. G. (2026). “ Reading for Asexual Rhetorics in the Archives of Rachel Carson ” Presented at the Rhetoric Society of America, Portland, OR. Hay, A. G. ( 2025). “ Klimatic Becomings: Midlife Women’s Temporal Rhetorics .” Presented at the annual National Communication Association, Denver, CO. Top Student Paper Hay, A. G. (2025). “ ‘ It’s Like... How Many Times do I Have to Try? ’ : Kairotic Threat and Opportunity in Asexual Rhetoric .” Presented at the annual National Communication Association, Denver, CO. Hay, A. G. (2024). “ Gifted Performances: Posthuman Relationality in Non - Playable Character (NPC) Livestreams on TikTok .” Presented at NKRF9 : Rhetoric in Digital and Technological Transition, Copenhagen, Denmark. Hay, A. G. (2024). “TikTok’s Excessive Labors: Attention, Algorithms, and Aestheticized Content Creation .” P resented at the Rhetoric Society of America, Denver, CO. Hay, A. G (2024). “Asexual Intimacies: Crisis and Community in TikTok Wives' Divorce Rhetorics .” Presented at Back to Roots, Tampere, Finland. Hay, A. G. ( 2023 ). “ Hermeneutical Implications of Asexual Language as a Technology of Self .” Presented at the annual National Communication Association, National Harbor, MD Top Student Paper Hay, A. G. ( 2023). Participant of “ Roundtable Discussion Panel on Asexualities and Aromanticisms .” Presented at the annual National Communication Association, National Harbor, MD. Hay CV 3 Hay, A. G. (2022). “Techno - Sexual Opportunities and Risks in TikTok ‘Fairy Porn’ Videos ” P resented at the annual National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. Hay, A. G. & Shows, H. (2019). “Swooning Maidens, Heroic Saviors: How Fictional Romantic Archetypes Engage with Popular Notions of Love ” Presented at the annual Popular Culture Association, Washington, D C. UNIVERSITY TEACHING Penn State University, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences CAS 100B: Effective Speech (Instructor) CAS 301: Rhetorical Theory (Teaching Assistant) Syracuse University, Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies CRS 225: Public Advocacy (Teaching Assistant) CRS 183 : Concepts and Perspectives in Rhetorical Studies (Teaching Assistant) CRS 325: Presentational Speaking (Instructor) HONORS AND AWARDS Hardes Reproductive Justice Award (Amount: $1000), Penn State University (2026) Superior Teaching and Research (STAR) Award (Amount: $2000), Penn State University (2025) Top Student Paper, Rhetorical Theory and Communication Division, National Communication Association (2025) Top Student Paper, LGBT Division, National Communication Association (2023) Caucus Travel Grant (Amount: $ 2 00), National Communication Association (2022) Golden Gate Scholarship, Oregon State University (2017 - 2020) Tuition Grant Scholarship, Oregon State University (2017 - 2020) Center for Humanities Travel Grant (Amount: $300) , Oregon State University (2019) President’s Commission on the Status of Women Awa rd , Oregon State University (2019) Honors College Experiential Leaning Scholarship (Amount: $1000) , Oregon State University (2019) Ruth Beyer Honors College Scholarship (Amount: $1000) , Oregon State University (2018) SERVICE Disciplinary Service Conference Abstract Reviewer, National Communication Association (2026) Conference Abstract Reviewer, Rhetoric Society of America (202 5 ) Conference Abstract Reviewer, Rhetoric Society of America (2023) Conference Manuscript Reviewer, National Communication Association (2023) Conference Manuscript Reviewer, Gender Studies Division of the Southern States Communication Association (2022) Departmental Service Hay CV 4 Community Relations Chair, CAS Grad Forum, Penn State University (2025 - 26) Events Coordinator, Arnold - Ebbitt Interdisciplinary Rhetoricians (AEIR), Penn State University (2024 - 25) Judge, White - Denison Speaking Competition, Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University (2021) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS National Communication Association (NCA) Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) A m erican Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) CONTINUING EDUCATION Online Sexual Health Certificate Program in Sexuality Education, University of Michigan ’s School of Social Work (2024 - 2025) RSA Summer Institute Participant, Rhetoric Society of America (2023)