Wendy Olson is Assistant Professor of English and Director of Composition at Washington State University Vancouver, where she teaches courses in writing, rhetoric, and American Studies. Her research interests include rhetorical and political economy readings of literacy, media, and popular culture. She is currently co-editing a book, Economies of Writing: On Language and Value in Composition Studies, and working on an analysis of feminist rhetorics of motherhood in online forums. She is also a mother of twins.