I have an interdisciplinary background in Writing Studies, Education, and TESOL. My main research interests include contemplative education, literacy practices, and intercultural communication. My current research project explores how teaching through a “slow looking” pedagogy helps students of Generation Z—who have grown up in a culture of distraction and multitasking—cultivate the habits of mind and dispositions that can enhance their academic performance as well as physical and mental health. The insights I have gained by teaching various writing courses have been the very basis of my scholarship. Inspired by my students’ responses about how “slow-looking” practices have helped them with their academic performance as well as physical and mental health during the pandemic remote learning, I wrote my essay “Slow Looking: Powerful Tool of Mindfulness to Facilitate Transfer” which was published in the Journal of Contemplative Inquiry in Summer 2022. My research has been also published in TESOL Journal, Journal of International Students, Praxis: Writing Center Journal, book chapters, etc.
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composition theory & pedagogy, teacher education, intercultural literacy, contemplative education
WRTG 1100 - Extended First-Year Writing and Rhetoric
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2024
Extended version of WRTG 1150 intended for students desiring more preparation and practice in college writing. Meets the same goals and fulfills the same requirements as WRTG 1150. Includes one-hour recitation for small group work. Focuses on rhetorical analysis, argument, inquiry and information literacy. Taught as a writing workshop, the course emphasizes practicing strategies for all phases of the writing process. For placement criteria, see the arts and sciences advising office. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours.
WRTG 1150 - First-Year Writing and Rhetoric
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Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2023
Rhetorically informed introduction to college writing. Focuses on rhetorical analysis, argument, inquiry and information literacy. Taught as a writing workshop, the course emphasizes practicing writing strategies for all phases of the writing process. For placement criteria, see the arts and sciences advising office. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
WRTG 3020 - Topics in Writing
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018
Through sustained inquiry into a selected topic or issue, students will practice advanced forms of academic writing. Emphasizes analysis, criticism and argument. Taught as a writing seminar, places a premium on substantive, thoughtful revision. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department enforced prerequisite: WRTG 1150 or equivalent (completion of lower-division writing requirement).
