Biography
Dr. Little is an Associate Professor of English at Niagara, where he chairs the English Department, directs the Writing Program, and teaches a wide range of courses in writing and rhetoric.
Teaching
His regular offerings include:
- Writing 100, Writing and Rhetoric (with a Technology, Self, and Society focus)
- English 231, Business Communication
- English 348, Ethnography and Travel Writing
- English 350, Style
- English 353, Writing in the Age of AI
Research
Dr. Little has long studied the role of language, especially written communication, in technical contexts, such as scientific argument, technical communication, and safety-critical organizational communication. His most recent publications include “Harmful Hedging in Scientific Discourse: The Rhetorical Origins of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs” (forthcoming in POROI, 2027) and “Rhetoric and Mathematics in the Saturnian Account of Atomic Spectra,” published in Arguing with Numbers (Penn State University Press, 2021). His current project explores how generative AI is influencing writing and rhetorical practice in higher education and the workplace.
Education
Dr. Little received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Minnesota and his doctorate from the University of California, Santa Barbara. After gaining industry experience at IBM’s Silicon Valley Lab and the Toronto Transit Commission, he joined Niagara’s English faculty in 2005, earning tenure in 2011.