Bio
I am a Composition Program Coordinator at YSU. My research focuses on the transition to college, particularly through student engagement in composition courses and success programs. I have more than eleven years of experience teaching composition and more than five years of administrative leadership experience in writing programs and writing centers.
Research Interests
composition theory and pedagogy, writing program administration, writing centers,
diverse student populations, multicultural pedagogies, basic writing, second language writing, rhetorical theory, public rhetorics, community literacies, prison writing/activism, assessment, student success programs, grant writing
Teaching Interests
Courses taught
First-Year Writing
Writing 1
Writing 2
Honors Composition
Developmental Writing with Studio
Foundations Writing for International Students
Introduction to Composition at the Arizona State Prison
Upper-Level Undergraduate Courses
Advanced Writing
Nonfiction Narrative
Collaborative Learning and Tutoring Writing
Grant Writing
Technical Writing
Graduate Courses
Teaching of Writing
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Education
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2019
Ph D, Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English
The University of Arizona
Dissertation/Thesis Title &emdash; "Funds of Knowledge in Transition: Responding to Diverse Student Populations in Summer Bridge Programs"
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2014
MA, Literature and Writing
Kent State University
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2012
BA, English
Walsh University
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Awards and Honors
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2024
Youngstown State University
Faculty Improvement Leave
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2022
Youngstown State University
University Research Professorship
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Professional Positions
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Youngstown State University
Assistant Professor, English Composition
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Administrative Assignments
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2023 - present
Coordinator
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Intellectual Contributions
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2024
"Growth Mindset"
WAC Clearinghouse
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2023
"Building Bridges and Changing the Story: Recognizing Funds of Knowledge in Summer Bridge Programs"
Composition Studies, volume 51, issue 2, p. 42-63
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2021
"Writing Center Pro Tips"
W. W. Norton & Company, p. USM 11-13
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2021
"Approaching Instructor Feedback"
W. W. Norton & Company, p. USM 8-9
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2017
"Cultivating Change from the Ground Up: Developing a Grassroots Programmatic Assessment"
Composition Forum, volume 37
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2016
"Review of David Coogan’s Writing Our Way Out: Memoirs from Jail"
Community Literacy Journal, volume 10, issue 2, p. 71-74
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Professional Service
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2024 - present
Mentored Former Composition Student on Medical School Personal Statement
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2023 - 2024
Four Letters of Recommendation
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2021 - 2021
Reviewer, Journal Article
Composition Forum: A Journal of Pedagogical Theory in Rhetoric and Composition
