Degrees

B.A. English, University of Notre Dame

M.A. Teaching English, Brown University

Ph.D. English and Education, University of Michigan

Specializations

• Teaching Composition
• Action Research
• Critical & Feminist Pedagogies
• Technology and Learning
• Inquiry-based Education

Interests

University/Program Connections

• Visible Knowledge Project, Georgetown University
• Information Literacy Assessment Project, Association of College and Research Libraries
• Womens Studies, Steering Committee
• Curriculum Tramsformation Committee, English Department
• General Education Review Committee
• Teacher Education Council
• Composition Committee, English Department
• Evaluation and Technology Committees, English Department
• Committee for the Graduate Studies Program, English Department

Community and Club Connections

• Writing Partners Project, School District of Lancaster
• Writing Pedagogy Group
• Historic St. Mary's of Lancaster
• Parenting Network, Lititz United Methodist Church

Passions & Distractions

Building family with Sofia and Michael

Farming and gardening

Tending and old house

Traveling, especially to Italy

Hiking and running

Cooking (eating)

Courses Taught

• English 110: English Composition
• English 010: Fundamentals of Composition
• English 487: Seminar in Teaching Writing
• English 486: Teaching Literature to Young Adults
• English 485: Methods of Teaching
• English 686: Graduate Seminar in Composition Theory and Pedagogy
• EDW 681: A Writing Workshop for Teachers (Continuing Ed)
• EDW 542: Teaching the Writing Process (Continuing Ed)

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