Joe Cutbirth

A man wearing glasses and a sweater over a button-up stands in front of trees.

Assistant Professor of Instruction

Dr. Cutbirth is an assistant professor of instruction whose work focuses on the transdisciplinary practice of communication in leadership. He teaches in Moody College of Communication and the University Bridging Disciplines Program, where his classes examine the role of trust, deception, and hope in narratives used by leaders and about leadership itself. He was a finalist for the 2024 Moody College Teaching Award. His project is designed to examine the relationship between rigor and accommodation in the post-COVID era. https://moody.utexas.edu/faculty/joe-cutbirth