University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University

Education

Ph.D. in Composition Studies, University of New Hampshire, September 2009.

Dissertation Title: Knowing More Than They Can Tell: An Assessment of Genre Awareness Among Students in Writing Intensive Zoology and Civil Engineering Courses

M.A., Language and Linguistics, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, May 2004

M.S. Environmental Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1990

B.S. Physical Science, College of Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1983

B.A. Chemistry, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1979

Research Interests

Pedagogical Applications of Rhetorical Genre Theory, Technology and Writing, Writing in Multilingual Environments, Writing in the Disciplines, Second Language Writing, Writing Centers

Courses Taught

At Stout:

English 101 Freshman English

English 340 Structure of English

At University of New Hampshire: Persuasive Writing, Technical Writing, Freshman English, Freshman English for ESL Students, English as a Second Language