Director of Writing Resources Center
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric & Composition
Office: Fretwell 220D
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Education
- Ph.D. University of Louisville - Rhetoric, composition & literacy studies
- M.A. University of Alabama - English language and literature
- B.A. Emory University - English & Sociology
Areas of Interest
- Writing Center research, theory, and practice
- Tutor training
- Writing pedagogy
- Teacher education
- Sociocultural study of learning and knowing
- Cultural historical activity theory
- Situated learning in communities of practice
- Social capital
- Literacy studies
Selected Publications and Presentations
“Friends of the Writing Center: Building Campus Alliances for Support in Hard Times.” Before and After the Tutorial: Writing Centers and Institutional Relationships . Eds. Robert T. Koch Jr., William J. Macauley, Jr., Nicholas Mauriello, and Virginia Perdue. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press Series on Research and Teaching in Rhetoric and Composition. (Forthcoming).
“The Politics of Peer Response.” The Writing Instructor . (Forthcoming).
“Oprah's Book Selections: Teleliterature for The Oprah Winfrey Show .” The Oprah Affect: Critical Essays on Oprah's Book Club . Eds. Cecilia Konchar Farr and Jaime Harker. New York: SUNY P, 2008. 89-118.
“Oprah Winfrey.” American Icons: The People, Places, and Things That Have Shaped Our Culture . 3 vols. Eds. Dennis R. Hall and Susan Grove Hall. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2006. 760-66.
Rev. of Demythologizing Language Difference in the Academy, by Mark L. Waldo. Composition Studies 33.2 (2005): 137-40.
With Thia Wolf. “One Writing Center's First Steps onto the Web.” The Writing Lab Newsletter 28.3 (2004): 1-6.
With Mary I. Rosner. “Pratt and Pratfalls: Revisioning ‘Contact Zones.'” Crossing Borderlands: Composition and Postcolonial Studies . Eds. Andrea Lunsford and Lahoucine Ouzgane. Pittsburgh: U of Pittsburgh P, 2004. 95-109.
“The ‘Oprahfication' of Literacy: Reading ‘Oprah's Book Club.'” College English 65.6 (2003): 646-67.
“Serving the Second Sun: The Men in Gloria Naylor's Mama Day.” Gloria Naylor: Strategy and Technique, Myth and Magic . Ed. Shirley A. Stave. Newark, NJ: U of Delaware P, 2001. 77-96.
“A Victorian Sensation Novel in the ‘Contact Zone': Reading Lady Audley's Secret Through Imperial Eyes .” The Victorian Newsletter 98.1 (2000): 22-26.
“Avoiding Rote Reflection: Expanding Reflective Thinking to Develop a Writing Center Community of Practice.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 2008.
Keynote Address. Language Development Conference: Strategies and Innovations for Supporting Students' Language Development . Butte College, Chico, CA. Mar. 2008.
“Activity Theory in the Writing Center.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. San Antonio, TX. Mar. 2004.
“Activity Theory and Its Implications for Writing Center Work.” Northern California Writing Centers Association. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Mar. 2004.
“Not Your Father's Oldsmobile: Tutor Training in Literacy Learning and Research.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. New York, NY. Mar. 2003.
“Composing Peer-Tutor Identities: Writing Center Work as Reflective Practice.” Thomas R. Watson Conference on Rhetoric & Composition. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Oct. 2002.
“Consuming Iconography: The Rhetorics of Reading on ‘Oprah's Book Club.'” Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Las Vegas, NV. May 2002.
“The ‘Oprahfication' of Literacy: Reading ‘Oprah's Book Club.'” Popular Culture Association Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Apr. 2001.
“Technologies of Peer Response.” Thomas R. Watson Conference on Rhetoric & Composition. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Oct. 2000.
“Valerie Martin's Mary Reilly : Serving Stevenson Hand and Foot.” Twentieth-Century Literature Conference. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Feb. 2000.
“Pratt and Pratfalls: Revisioning ‘Contact Zones.'” With Mary I. Rosner. Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Oct. 1999.
“Finessing the Tensions: The Diverse Roles of a Graduate Student/Administrator.” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Atlanta, GA. Apr. 1999.
“Oprahizing Literacy: The Construction of Reading by ‘Oprah's Book Club.'” Thomas R. Watson Conference on Rhetoric & Composition. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Oct. 1998.
“Serving the Second Sun: The Men in Gloria Naylor's Mama Day .” Twentieth-Century Literature Conference. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Feb. 1998.
Current Project
Sociocultural Perspectives in the Writing Center: A Theoretical Platform for Tutoring. A book for writing center directors and students about tutor training.
Courses Taught
- English 5400/4400: Theory & Practice of Tutoring Writing
- English 5204/4204: Expository Writing
Professional Appointments
Faculty Appointments
- UNC, Charlotte - Assistant Professor, 2008-present
- California State University, Chico - Associate Professor, 2006-2008
- California State University, Chico - Assistant Professor, 2001-2006
- Lander University -Visiting Professor, 1994-1997
- James Madison University - Lecturer, 1992-1994
- Bridgewater College -Lecturer, 1992-1994
Administrative Appointments
- Writing Resources Center Director, UNCC, 2008-present
- Writing Center Director, California State University, Chico, 2002-2008
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