About

Judy Topich is a proud product of Virginia Commonwealth University, earning a Master’s Degree in Writing and Rhetoric and a Bachelor’s Degree in English with a minor in Religious Studies. She has been a faculty member in the Department of Focused Inquiry since 2007 and has taught all three of the department’s foundational courses: UNIV 111, UNIV 112, & UNIV 200. Within those courses, she and her students have studied topics such as women in science, how science fiction can help us solve real-world problems, how to identify misinformation and responsibly deal with it, problem-solving in regards to wicked problems, literacy and the discourse communities we belong to, and how to use memes to promote civic engagement.

Education

• M.A.- English Writing & Rhetoric, Virginia Commonwealth University
  
• B.A.-  English, Virginia Commonwealth University

Courses

• UNIV 111
• UNIV 112
• UNIV 200
• UNIV 222: Pseudoscience