Please note: As of summer 2026, Dr. Schott is no longer serving as Writing Center Coordinator. All UMSL Writing Center-related inquiries can be sent to Writing Program Administrators Dr. Lauren Terbrock-Elmestad and/or Dr. Lauren Obermark.
Education
PhD, Education, University of Missouri-St. Louis
MA, English, University of Missouri-St. Louis
BA, English, Fontbonne University
About
Dr. Schott teaches a variety of courses at UMSL, all within the field composition and rhetoric. Frequently taught courses include Writing in the Sciences (English 3160), Technical Communication (3130), Literate Lives (2410), and most recently, Horror and Rhetoric (4950). At the core of Dr. Schott's teaching is helping people build empathetic, connective, and socially impactful ways of communicating and understanding each other.
For 13 years, Dr. Schott served as the Coordinator for UMSL’s Writing Center, a powerful university resource that collaborates with UMSL students, faculty, staff, and alumni at fostering a well-connected and supportive community and culture of writing across campus. He is also connected across campus by serving as teaching and mentor faculty for two doctoral programs: The Heritage Leadership Program in the College of Education, and DBA program through the College of Business Administration.
Administratively, Dr. Schott serves as the English Department's Associate Chair of Programming and Communication, as an undergraduate student advisor, and helps to facilitate Advanced Credit Placement (ACP) courses by working with partnered area high schools and teachers.
With his own research, Dr. Schott studies public rhetoric, discourse, and communication, writing center studies, as well as scholarship in horror. Outside of UMSL, Dr. Schott spends his time writing, playing, and publishing music, making art with his fellow artist wife, and watching every scary movie he might come across.
Selected Publications, Talks, and Other Works
Coble, T., Schott, C., Miller, K., & Stanton, R. (Eds.) Heritage and the Human Spirit. Bloomsbury Publishing. (coming 2027)
Stanton, R., Gwaltney, B., Coble, T., & Schott, C. (2026, July/August). The most precious resource: Truth in American interpretation. Legacy. https://interpnet.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hl-legacy-jul_aug26-7.pdf
Boone, A., Tate, B., Williams D., Schott C., & and Coble, T. (2026, May/June). Food as a conduit for social bridging and repair. Legacy. https://interpnet.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/legacy-may_june26-hl.pdf
Gall, B., Schott, C., & Coble, T. (2026, March/April). The fine art of interpretive reduction. Legacy. https://interpnet.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/h.l.-publication-mar-ar-26-7.pdf
Coble, T., Schott, C., Miller, K., Cid, C., Overholser, L., Lindsay, R., & Craig, J. (2026) Meeting 21st century. challenges: An integrative literature review that supports a model for engaging with contested heritage. Journal of Interpretation Research, 31(1), 77-100.
Coble, T., Schott, C., Cid, C., & Miller, K., (2026). Interpret Contested Heritage, Activate Social Learning and Growth. Journal of Interpretation Research, 31(1), 72-76.
Rogers, R., Schaenen, I., Schott, C., O’Brien, K., Trigos-Carrillo, L., Starkey, K., Chasteen, C. (2016). Critical discourse analysis in educational research: A review of the literature, 2004-2012. Review of Educational Research, 86(4), 1192-1226.
“Balancing Voices: The difficult work of entering and thriving in new, sometimes unfamiliar academic conversations and spaces.” Presented to the College of Nursing Professional Develop Series at UMSL. St. Louis, MO, February 2022
“Creating a Culture of Writing: The Evolution of a Relationship between FYC and the Writing Center.” Presented at Facing the Future: Roles for Writing Centers on 21st Century Campuses. A Writing Center Conference, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. April, 2015.
