Dr. Maria Conti Maravillas
Assistant Professor
English & World Languages
DeBartolo Hall 241
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 ten years of experience teaching composition and four 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