Office Address: HHH 430
Office Telephone: (715) 836-4630
Rank: Assistant Professor
EDUCATION
2001 University of Minnesota , Ph.D. in Composition Studies
Dissertation: "Facing the Issues: Addressing Current Social and Political Controversies in First-Year College Writing Curricula”
1987 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, M.A., English
Thesis: "A Contextual Approach to Improving Student Writing"
1983 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, B.A.
English Major/Technical Writing Minor
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Composition
Developmental Writing
ESL/Multicultural Pedagogy
Technical Writing
Women's Studies
Writing Center Theory
Writing Across the Curriculum
EXPERIENCE
2005- Assistant Professor, Director of Composition
2004 Reach for the Stars, UWEC Pre-college Program, Faculty
2003- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Adjunct Assistant Professor
2001- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Interim Director of Composition
1997-03 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Senior Lecturer
1987-97 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Lecturer
1993 Upward Bound Summer Program, Faculty
1988-92 Educational Opportunity , Special Services Adviser
1991-92 Adult Opportunity Program, Student Services Coordinator
1991 Collegiate Bridge Program, Faculty
1990 Academic Skills Center , Acting Program Manager
1988;94 Northwest Reading Clinic, Eau Claire , WI , Writing Specialist
1988 Co-director, Writing-to-Learn Institute, UW-River Falls (two-week summer writing workshop for Rochester , MN high school teachers)
1988 Chippewa Valley Technical College , Eau Claire , WI , Evening Adult Education Instructor
1986-87 Mount Scenario College , Ladysmith , WI , Adjunct Instructor
1984-86 Professional Education Systems, Inc., Eau Claire , WI , Editorial Supervisor
1985 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Lecturer
1981-84 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Composition Tutor
1979-88 Eau Claire , WI , Free-lance Editor, Writer, Consultant
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA)
Midwest Council of Writing Program Administrators (MCWPA)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Women in Higher Education (Coordinator 1988-90; President-elect 1990-91; President 1991-92)
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND HONORS
Professional
2001 Academic Staff Professional Development Grant, “WPA Workshop, Assessment Institute, and Conference,” July 2002, Salt Lake City, Utah
2001 UWEC Faculty/Student Research Grant, “Assessing the Value of an Institution-Wide Requirement for Writing-Intensive Courses Beyond the First-Year Composition Course” (Student, Dan Boster, won First Place award in the Graduate Studies category.)
2001 Curricular Redesign Grant, “Writing and Assessing Writing Across the Disciplines” (WINDEAU Project)
UWEC Faculty/Student Research Grant, “Improving Integration of the
English Composition Laboratory and First-Year College Composition”
• HarperCollins Fellowship, Honorable Mention for Description of
Effective Writing/Research Unit for First-Year Students
Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Grants
UW-Green Bay , 17 Annual UW System Women's
Studies Conference Workshop
National Continuing Education Association Conference Workshop, University of Chicago
UW-Eau Claire, “Mapping the Journey”
1990 University of Chicago , Critical Thinking and Writing Institute
University of Minnesota , Institute for Technical Communications
Student
1983-84 UW-Eau Claire Graduate Assistant
1980-83 Clara B. Small Memorial Scholar
1983 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
1983 Outstanding Senior Student
1980-83 Honors Organizations:
Sigma Gamma Zeta
Sigma Tau Delta
1982 American Business Women's Association Scholar
1981 University Women's Association Scholar
COURSES TAUGHT
Composition (099, 099 ESL, 101, 102, 110, 112, 201, 397)
Technical Writing (305)
Images of Women In Contemporary Literature (290)
Directed Studies (395):
1996 Mela Lindstrom: Political Gender Gap in College Students
1995 Christopher Haas: Technical Research and Documentation in Medical Malpractice
Independent Studies (399):
2002 Kelly Noack: Advanced Tutoring in the English Writing Center
1994 Laura Goetz: Women's Relationships and Interactions in Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
1993 Denise Lameer: Technical Stylistics
Janelle Bowe: The Beat : Writing, Editing, and Analyzing its Effectiveness
Critical Thinking, Writing, and Research (Honors 101)
Introduction to Women's Studies (WMNS 201)
Examining Women's Studies (WMNS 301)
Thesis Committee: Jurgita Baltrusaityte, English, 1998
Comprehensive and Oral Examination Committee: Mary Hable, Library Media, 2001
Introduction to Literature ( Mount Scenario 111)
Creative Writing ( Chippewa Valley Technical College )
FACULTY/STUDENT RESEARCH COLLABORATION
Seen and Heard , a newsletter for the UWEC Women's Studies Program
with Debbie Kimball, Lee Ann Korecky, Erin Schlitz, and Kate Skinner
2001 Assessing the Value of an Institution Wide Requirement for Writing.
Intensive Courses Beyond the First-year Composition Course
with Daniel Boster (See Awards)
1996 Improving Integration of the English Composition Laboratory and
First-year College Writing, with Noelle Ambrose, Shannon Galinda,
Brenda Wensel, and Peggy Lecheler (See Awards)
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND REVISION
2004 Wrote a proposal, approved by the Provost's Leadership Council, to form a task force to study an upper-level writing requirement in the disciplines at UWEC.
2003 Wrote a proposal approved by the English Department, the Academic Policies committee, and the University Senate, to remove the English Competency Exam from the UWEC graduation requirements for writing competency.
2003 Revised English 397, Composition Tutoring
Created goals and new course outline for English 110
(with Composition Committee)
1999 Revised English 305, Technical Writing
Planning Committee First Year Experience, English 110
Revised English 099, Composition Fundamentals
1996 Participated in the WI Indian Curriculum Project
1995 Created and proposed (with 2 colleagues from Women's Studies) WMNS 100 U.S. Women's Experience: Gender, Race and Class
Revised and renamed WMNS 201 Introduction to Women's Studies to WMNS 301 Examining Women's Studies
1992 Created and proposed (with two technical writing colleagues) English 307, Technical Editing, to be offered beginning Spring 1994.
1990 Coordinated a meeting of UW-Eau Claire Women of Color, members of the School of Arts and Sciences Women of Color in the Curriculum Project and participants in the Sinte Gleshka Faculty Exchange Program.
1989-90 Co-chaired the School of Arts and Sciences Women of Color in the Curriculum project
Revised English 099, Composition Fundamentals
DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES
1990- Composition Committee (Chair, 2001-present)
Technical Writing Committee
1997, 1998 Search and Screen Committee, Composition Director
1991,2002 English Department Advisory Committee
1988 English Department NCA Coordinating Committee
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
2004 Chair, Ad Hoc Task Force on Writing Across the Curriculum
Nontraditional Student Advisory Committee
2003-4 University Senate Executive Committee
2003 Library/English Focus Group
2002-4 University Assessment Committee
Baccalaureate Portfolio Assessment Committee
University Senate Academic Policies Committee
2002 University Senate Nominating Committee
2002-3 Committee for the Teaching and Learning of ESL/EFL
2001-4 University Senate
2001 Search Committee, Women's Studies Coordinator
2000 Women's Studies Steering Committee
1999-02 Academic Staff Personnel Committee
Instructional Academic Staff Working Group (2001)
1998-00 Affirmative Action Council
1998-99 Plan 2008 Committee
1995-98 Adviser, Students Empowering Women Against Violence
Academic Staff Complaint, Grievance, and Review Committee
1994-98 Faculty member, Commanding English Program Committee
1997- Faculty member, First Year Experience Project
1997 Nominated by the Academic Staff Personnel Committee to the Chancellor Search and Screen Committee
1996 Faculty mentor, "Take a Wing Under Your Wing" student retention program
1994-96 Co-advisor, Student Parent Network
1995 UWEC Representative to the UW System Women's Studies Consortium UW-Madison
Delegate to UW-System Academic Staff Leadership Conference
1991-93 Academic Staff Gender Equity Project Audit Team
1989 English Department Liaison for Minority Students
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2004 Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild Board of Directors
1998-2004 Volunteer, Community Table
1996-97 Volunteer, Northwest Wisconsin AIDS Project
1995 Planning Committee, Eau Claire World AIDS Day Activities
Volunteer, The Names Project
1994 Video Participant, Women in Transition: Perspectives from the Chippewa Valley
1993-94 Advisory Committee, Outreach Project on Women and the Economy
1991-92 Advisory Committee, OMNI (Old Messages New Insights)
1990-93 Advisory Committee, Eau Claire County Economic Support and
Employment Training Program
1988-89 Executive Committee, Challenges and Choices
1988-91 Advisory Committee, Single Parent Center
SCHOLARSHIP
Publications
“Social Issues in First-year College Writing.” Academic Exchange Quarterly, Spring 2004:100-104.
“Facing Student Resistance to Images of Poverty in the Women's Studies Classroom,” Speaking Out: Women, Poverty, and Public Policy . Rhoades, Katherine and Anne Statham, eds. Madison : University of Wisconsin System Women 's Studies Consortium, 1999.
Policies and Procedures: Techniques for Crisp Planning, Writing and Charting . Training Manual for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Minneapolis , December 1995.
Basic Writing for Small Business , a 200-page workbook for use with one-day business seminars sponsored by Career Advancement, Eau Claire, WI, 1987.
Reviews
“Journalism, Poetry, Stand-up Comedy, and College Writing: A Case Study Mapping
Critical Connections Between Extracurricular and Curricular Literate Activities” for
Research in the Teaching of English ( RTE ) December 2003.
“Confidence and Comfort in Evaluating Others: An Analysis of Compliments in Writing Center Tutoring Interactions” for Research in the Teaching of English ( RTE ) January, 2002.
“ The Modern Writer's Handbook , 5 th ed., for Allyn and Bacon, February 1999.
ESL Section of The Writer's Brief Handbook , 3 rd ed., for Allyn and Bacon, August 1997.
Good Writing , a basic writing text by Mary Meiser, for Allyn & Bacon, February 1996.
Paper Presentations
“Exploring Rhetorical Strategies to Enhance Students' Political Engagement” for the
Popular Cultural Conference (Composition and Rhetoric area) San Diego , March 05
“Radical Transformations: Beyond the English Department.” National Conference of Writing Program Administrators, Grand Rapids , MI , July 2003.
“Preparing Students for First-Year College Writing.” Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English Language Arts, Appleton , WI , May 2003.
“Including Social and Political Issues in First-Year Writing Pedagogy.” CCCC , Minneapolis , April 2000.
“Using Writing to Diffuse Student Resistance to Issues of Women and Poverty.” UW-System Women's Studies Conference, UW-Eau Claire, October 1998.
“Writing Across the Disciplines to Improve Classroom Climate.” UW System Women's Studies Conference, Madison, October 1995.
“Helping First-Year Students Find Their Place in the Academy” for the Program Committee of the Redefined Baccalaureate Degree, UW-Eau Claire, May 1995.
“Breaking Silences in First-Year College Classrooms.” Annual Conference on Women in Research, a special interest group of the American Educational Research Association, St. Paul , 27-29 October 1994.
“An Overview of Research Concerning the Effects of Gender on Students' Writing Processes,” for the 17 th Annual UW System Women's Studies Conference, UW-Green Bay, October 1992.
“The Challenge of Cultural Diversity: How Libraries Can Respond,” for participants in the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians Conference, Eau Claire Civic Center, Eau Claire, WI, April 1991.
Workshops Conducted
“Writing Workshop for Newer Faculty in Arts and Sciences.” UWEC, February 2002 and November 2003.
“Writing for the Health of It.” A creative writing workshop for the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Spring Educational Conference, Eau Claire , April 1993.
“Crossroads,” a six-week career exploration workshop for adults in transition. UW-Eau Claire, March-April 1992.
“Lighthouse,” a series of six “college survival skills” workshops for nontraditional students. UW-Eau Claire, February-March, 1992.
“Using Writing to Learn,” a workshop for adults enrolled in spring semester coursework at UW-Eau Claire, February 1992.
“Academic Self-Empowerment,” a workshop for adults enrolled in spring semester coursework at UW-Eau Claire, February 1992.
“Preparing Your Job Search,” a workshop for adults enrolled in spring semester coursework at UW-Eau Claire, February 1992.
“Redefining Your Options: Returning to College after 40,” for the Eau Claire YMCA Great Escape, New Auburn , WI , August 1991.
“Strategies for Success as a Nontraditional Student at UW-Eau Claire,” for the First Step Orientation Program, UW-Eau Claire, October 1991.
“Using Technical Writing Strategies in Composition Prewriting Exercises,” for participants in UWEC English Department Faculty Spring Workshop, 1990.
“Writing to Learn,” a two-hour workshop for teachers at Rice Lake Middle School , October 1989.
“Using Portfolios for Developing Writers,” for participants in UWEC English Department Faculty Fall Workshop, 1989.
“Education and the Single Parent,” for participants in the one-day seminar “Dare to Dream,” Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI, 1989.
“The Eau Claire Case,” for faculty and staff at the Fall Symposium (Design for Diversity), 1989.
“Basic Writing for Small Business,” a series of one-day writing seminars, Minneapolis , MN , 1987.
“Editing the Short Story,” a two-hour editing workshop for a creative writing class, Chippewa Valley Technical College , Eau Claire , WI , 1987.
“Editing for Clarity and Conciseness,” a two-hour writing workshop for faculty at UW-Eau Claire (Writing Across the Curriculum) and Menomonie High School , 1984.
Sessions Conducted
“Gender and Writing,” with students enrolled in CI 495/695: Race, Gender and Learning. UWEC, March 2000; June 1997; March 1995 and 1996.
“Methods of Research in Composition Pedagogy,” with students enrolled in Engl 713: Methods of Research and Bibliography. UWEC, November 2000.
Session Chair, “Students Appropriating New Genres: Transcending Boundaries Using Vygotskian Activity Theory,” at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Milwaukee , March 1996.
“Working Through Midlife Career Change,” for an Employee Assistance Program Brown Bag Lunch, UW-Eau Claire, June 1993.
“Preparing Now for College Writing,” for Chippewa Falls High School Seniors, April 1991; April 1992; April 1993.
A college introduction session for first-year students during UWEC Fall Colloquium, August 1993.
“Enrolling as a Special Student at UW-Eau Claire,” for the Adult Passport Program, UW-Eau Claire, August 1991; January 1992.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2004 Participant, The Writing Intensive University, A one-day Seminar for UW System Faculty and Administrators, UW-LaCrosse, January, 2004.
Participant, UW-System Assessment, UW-Madison, Spring, 2004
2003 Participant, Writing Program Administrators National Conference, Grand Rapids , July 2003.
Participant, Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English Language Arts,
Appleton , WI , May 2003.
2002 Participant, Writing Program Administrators Workshop, Assessment Institute and National Conference, Salt Lake City , July 2002.
2000 Participant, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Minneapolis , April 2000.
Participant, University of Wisconsin Women 's Studies Consortium, UW-Madison, 26-28 October.
1998 Participant, University of Wisconsin Women 's Studies Consortium Fall Conference, UW-Eau Claire, October.
Participant, University of Wisconsin Women 's Studies Consortium Fall
Conference, UW-LaCrosse, 23-25 October.
1996 Participant, University of Wisconsin Women's Studies Consortium Fall Conference, UW-Superior, 3-5 October.
Participant, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Milwaukee , 27-29 March.
Participant, University of Wisconsin Women's Studies Consotium Fall Conference, UW- Madison, 4-5 October.
Participant, "Mulitcultural Education: Grading for Difference," UW- Eau Claire, December.
1994 Participant, Annual conference on Women in Research, a special interest group of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), St. Paul , 27-29 October.
Participant, University of Wisconsin Women's Studies Consortium Fall Conference, UW Center-Marinette, 29-30 August.
1993 Participant, Midwest Modern Language Association Fall Conference, Minneapolis , MN , November.
1992 Participant, "Bringing Balance to the Classroom or the Workplace" (made possible by a UTIC grant), UW System Women's Studies Conference, Green Bay , October.
Participant, "Developing and Teaching Programs for Adults in the Humanities, Arts & Sciences: Teaching Adults in changing Times" (made possible by a UTIC grant), NUCEA Conference, Chicago , February.
Participant, “Women's Ways of Being: Knowing, Relating, Seeing, Creating, Responding, Working,” UW-Green Bay , October.
Participant, Faculty College , UW Center-Marinette, June
“Women and Poverty,” UW-Stevens Point, September.
1990 Participant, Academic Staff Leadership Conference, UW Center-Marathon, August
Participant, The 15th National Institute on Issues in Teaching and Learning: Critical Thinking and Writing, University of Chicago , July (made possible by a UTIC grant).
Women in Higher Education Representative, "Women in Public Policy Issues," UW-Madison, May
Participant, “Religion and Racial Violence in the United States and in South Africa ,” UW-Oshkosh, November.
Participant, “Women and the Economy,” UW Women's Studies Outreach, UW-Madison, October.
Participant, “Teaching Critical Thinking,” WCWC Faculty Workshop, UW-LaCrosse, April.
Participant, Institute for Technical Communication: An Advanced Seminar for Teachers, at University of MN , July (made possible by a UTIC grant).
Participant, “Managing in an Increasingly Diverse Educational Community,” Women in Higher Education Administration Annual Fall Meeting, Madison , October (made possible by a UTIC grant).
Department Representative, UWEPT Regional Testing Committee meeting, October 26-27 in Madison , WI
Participant, “Preparing for the Twenty-first Century,” UWEC Fall Symposium.
Participant, “Weaving a Tapestry of Literacy,” WCTE Annual Spring Conference, Eau Claire .
Participant, “Strategies for Internationalizing the Curriculum,” UW-River Falls .
Participant, “Addressing the Needs of International and Immigrant Students,” UW-Eau Claire.
Participant, “Communicating Nondefensively,” Professional Education Systems, Inc., Eau Claire .
Participant, “Newsletter Editing and Design,” Promotional Perspectives, Minneapolis , MN .
Participant, “Management and Supervision,” Professional Education Systems, Inc., Eau Claire .
Participant, “Women in Supervision,” Professional Educational Systems, Inc., Eau Claire.
Participant, "West Central Wisconsin Writing Project," June-July 1983, UW-
Eau Claire .
Participant, “Proposal Writing, Grantsmanship, Fundraising,” UW-Extension, Madison .
1981 Participant, “Improved Student Learning,” UW-Eau Claire Academic Skills Center .
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