PhD, St. John's University
BA, George Washington University

 

Areas of Interest & Expertise

• Writing Center Theory and Pedagogy

• Feminist Research Methods

• Feminist Theory

• Composition Theory and Pedagogy

• Qualitative Research

• Writing Program Administration

Selected Publications

• Out in the Center: Public Controversies and Private Struggles. Utah State University Press, forthcoming Spring 2018.

• "Everyday Truths: Reflections from a Woman Writing Center Professional." Out in the Center. Utah UniversityPress, forthcoming Spring 2018.

• Review Essay of The Working Lives of New Writing Center Directors. The Writing Center Journal 36.2. forthcoming Spring 2018.

Selected Conference Presentations

• "Promoting Meaningful Writing in Our Writing Centers," at IWCA. Chicago, IL. November 11, 2017.

• "When the Secret is Out in the Center: Interrogating Private Struggles through Public Controversies," at IWCA. Chicago, IL. November 11, 2017.

• "The Aim of Out in the Center: Cultivating Change through Public Controversies and Private Struggles," at CCCC. Portland, OR. March 16, 2017.

• "Decolonizing Research," at IWCA. Denver, CO. October 14, 2016.

• "Feminist Action for Women Writing Program Administratiors: Movements for Change in the Academy," at CCCC. Houston, TX. April 8, 2016.

• "From Research Questions to Results: The Publication Pipeline," at IWCA Collaborative at CCCCs. Houston, TX. April 6, 2016.

Awards and Recognition

• Associate Editor, The Writing Center Journal

• IWCA Representative, International Writing Centers Association

Current Research

"'You're Just Kind of Chillin': The Same Old Story: Invisibility, Voice, and Authority in the Feminized Field of Writing Centers"

"Head Pats, Giant Boobs, and Looking on Fleek: Embodied Experiences of Women Writing Program Administrators"

Our Body of Works: Embodied Teaching and Administration in Writing Studies