Degrees and Institutions
PhD, University of Minnesota, 1997
BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1990
Research Interests
My primary research concern is literacy in rural communities; my research interests include literacy studies, composition studies, and English education.
Selected Publications
•Rural Literacies, with Charlotte Hogg and Eileen E. Schell, Southern Ilinois University Press Studies in Writing and Rhetoric Series, 2007.
•"Reconsidering Power, Privilege, and the Public/Private Distinction in Women's Literacy," in Women and Literacy: Local and Global Inquiries for a New Century, Beth Daniell and Peter Mortensen, eds. Lawrence Erlbaum/NCTE, 2007.
•"Literacy Choices in an Appalachian Community," Journal of Appalachian Studies 9:2, Fall 2003.
Teaching
I teach graduate courses in composition pedagogy, composition theory, and literacy studies, and undergraduate courses in composition, composition pedagogy, literature, and folklore.
Administration
I direct the Red River Valley Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project, which works to improve writing instruction at all grade levels, in all subject areas. |
