Trent studies how communities organize around sonic phenomena, and how researchers can support their rhetorical goals.
Trent is an Assistant Director of the Digital Writing and Research Lab, and a Senior Research Associate for the Mellon-funded AVAnnotate project. Trent is an Edward Guiliano Global Fellow through the Modern Language Association (2024-2025). His research has been supported by the Initiative for Digital Humanities, UT Austin’s Humanities Institute, and the Rapoport Center’s Sissy Farenthold Fund for Peace and Social Justice.