LILLIAN BRIDWELL-BOWLES
Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Home:
6238 Riverbend Lakes Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70820
225-757-9369
Communication across the Curriculum (Academic Affairs)
1196 Pleasant Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-578-7843
Email:
Lilbrid2@lsu.edu
Department of English: 237F Allen Hall
225-578-3166
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS:
2004 to present
1995-2003
l984-95:
Professor, English, Louisiana State University
Professor, English Language and Literature, The University of Minnesota
Associate Professor (tenured), English, The University of Minnesota.
Also affiliated with the Center for Advanced Feminist Study and Women's Studies, The University
of Minnesota.
l981-84:
Assistant Professor (tenure track), Department of English Language and Literature,
The University of Minnesota.
l979-81:
Assistant Professor (tenure track), Joint Appointment, Departments of Secondary Education and
English, The University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
1976-79:
Teaching Assistant, The University of Georgia
1970-72, 74-76: Secondary Teaching, Florida and Georgia
1972-74:
Instructor, Brenau College, Gainesville, Georgia
EDUCATION:
1969
1970
1979
English Education, Florida State University, B.S.
English Education, Florida State University, M.S.
Language Education, Composition Research Specialization, University of Georgia; Ed.D., Doctoral
requirements equivalent to Ph.D.
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS AND NATIONAL OFFICES:
2004-present
1996-99:
1988-2003:
1990-2003:
1991-95:
Director, Director, Communication across the Curriculum, Academic Affairs, Louisiana State
University
Member, Standing Commission on Composition, National Council of Teachers of English.
Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing
Co-Director, Minnesota Writing Project
Elected to 4-year Officers' Cycle for the Conference on College Composition and Communication
(CCCC) as follows:
Assistant Chair, 1991-92
Associate Chair, 1992-93
National Program Chair, 1993 CCCC Convention, San Diego, CA
Chair, CCCC (1993-94)
Immediate Past Chair (1994-95).
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1993-94:
1987-89:
1986-89:
1986-88:
1982-83:
Member, Executive Committee, National Council of Teachers of English.
Chair, Writing Group, Alliance for Undergraduate Education
Chair, Standing Committee on Research, National Council of Teachers of English
Director, Program in Composition and Communication, U of MN
Coordinator of Freshman Writing Practice (all courses), Program in Composition
HONORS AND AWARDS:
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University-Wide Outstanding Community Service Award, 2002.
Academy of Distinguished Teachers, The University of Minnesota, 1999.
The Horace T. Morse - Alumni Association Award for Distinguished Teaching and
Contributions to Undergraduate Education, University-Wide, The University of Minnesota, 1989.
Elected to "Fellow" Status, Executive Committee of the National Conference on Research in English, 1987.
Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Rollins College, February 1996.
Promising Research Award (for dissertation), National Council of Teachers of English, 1980
Garnet Key, Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS: (TOTAL=APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION)
1979:
 Mary Tingle Foundation Award for dissertation research.
l979-80:
 Two travel grants, Research Council, University of Nebraska.
l980-81:
 Research Council grant-in-aid, University of Nebraska.
198l-82:
 Graduate School grant-in-aid, University of Minnesota. "The Effects of Computers on the Products and
Processes of Experienced Writers." ($5,000)
1982-86:
 Federal grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), Co-Project Director.
"Integrating Computer Technology to Serve the Needs of Students and Teachers in Writing Courses." With
Donald Ross. ($250,000)
l983-84:
 Graduate School Grant, with Donald Ross; College of Liberal Arts Conference Grant, with Donald Ross.
($10,000, $2,500)
1986:
 Lectures and Special Events grant for a Scholarly Conference, "The Writer: Her Language, Her Process, Her
Place," with Shirley Garner. ($1,000)
1987:
 "Communication and Writing" - Educational Development Grant for 1987, to sponsor an evaluation of
"communication skills in the Composition Program." ($500).
1987:
 McMillan Travel Grant, CLA. ($330)
1987-88:
 "Piloting a Linked Course for Writing Across the Curriculum," Educational Development Grant for 1987-88.
With Chris Anson. ($11,915)
1988-90:
 Writing Across the Curriculum Project for Engineering Students, Bemis Company; Project Director.
($75,000)
1988-present:
 Deluxe Check Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing. Primary author of proposal. $2,000,000
Endowment fund established. ($1 million external; $1 million internal
1992:
 Single Quarter Leave. (Winter)
1994:
 Office of International Studies Travel Grant; paper at Christ Church College, Oxford University ($650)
1995-96:
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 Bush Faculty Development Grant ($2,800)
1997-98:
 CLA Scholarly Events Fund, Co-Sponsor of Challenging Rhetorics: Cross-Disciplinary Sites of
Feminist Discourse, $2,000
 December 10, 1997, CLA Visiting Scholars, Lester Faigley Visit, $1,000
1998-99:
 Feminist Rhetorics Conference, CLA, GC, Participating Departments $15,000.
 February 24, 1999; GLBT Programs Office; Co-Sponsor of Challenging Rhetorics: CrossDisciplinary Sites of Feminist Discourse, $750
 May 25, 1999; Graduate School, Support of minor in Composition, Literacy, and Rhetorical
Studies; $4,500
 March 29; Office of University Women; Co-Sponsor of Challenging Rhetorics: Cross-Disciplinary
Sites of Feminist Discourse, $800
 November 23, 1998, CLA Visiting Scholars and Arts, Janet Murray Visit, $1,000
1999-2000:
 June 8, 1999; CLA Scholarly Events Fund, Spring 1998; Co-Sponsor of Challenging Rhetorics:
Cross-Disciplinary Sites of Feminist Discourse, $1,000
 July 7, 1999; Graduate School, "Historical Studies in Literacy and the Book," with Ed Griffin,
$10,000
 December 12, 1999; Bush Faculty Development ; Program on Excellence and Diversity in
Teaching 1999-2000; Launching the Diversity Task Force of the Minnesota Writing Project: A
Workshop with Ray Suarez, $4500
 January 4, 2000; Challenging Rhetorics: Cross-Disciplinary Sites of Feminist Discourse; Grant for
discounted U of MN faculty and students, $1,500 (Office of Executive Vice President & Provost)
 February 4, 2000; Special Events Award, Ray Suarez Lecture
 McKnight Arts and Humanities Endowment, $10,000
2000-2001:
 Fall-Spring 2000, President’s Sesquicentennial Conference Series, “New Literacies for a New
Millennium,” $13,642
 August 2000, International Studies Travel Grant for “Material Cultures in the History of the Book”
Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, $500
 Fall 2000, CLA Scholarly Events Fund, “Reading the Romance of Literacy: A Colloquium with
Janice Radway,” $1,500
 Fall 2000, Office of University Women, Radway Lecture, $300
 Fall 2000-2001, Graduate School’s Cross-College Funding, Minor in Literacy and Rhetorical
studies, $10,000
 Bush Early Career Faculty Program, 2001, “Pursuing Teaching Excellence in a Multicultural
Society,” $4,250
 Fall 2000-Spring 2001, CLA Scholarly Events Fund, Support for Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s
Colloquium, $500
 Fall 2001, Office of University Women, “Karla Holloway: Writing a Reader’s Life,” $500
 Fall 2001-Spring 2002, Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate
School, Graduate Minor in Literacy and Rhetorical Studies, Speaker Series, $12,000
 Fall 2001, CLA Scholarly Events Fund, “Karla Holloway: Writing a Reader’s Life,” $500
 Fall 2001-Spring 2002, CLA Scholarly Events Fund, “Glass/Ware: New Media for Writing
American Lives,” $1,500
 Fall 2001-Spring 2002, University of Minnesota Academic Initiative, Campus Life Initiative,
Community Initiative—all in partnership with Coca-Cola, in support of the Glass/Ware event.
$4,000, plus $1,500 in Coca-Cola products for the event.
 Co-sponsors for Glass Ware: College in the Schools, $500; Department of Art, $200; CSCL,
$200; English, $500; Humanities Institute, $1,000; Institute for New Media Studies, $250;
Minnesota Journalism Center, $500; Office of the VP for Campus Life, $1,000.
2002
 Spring 2002—Minneapolis College of Art and Design, $1,000 for “Glass/Ware”
 Fall 2002—Co-sponsorship funding received for “Good Writing=Strong Medicine: Dr. Susan
Love’s Prescriptions for Better Health,” 2003 CISW Colloquium—as follows: Abbott
Northwestern Hospital’s Piper Breast Center, $1,000; Novasoy (Division of ADM), $2,000;
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Women’s Cancer Resource Center, $300 for “Good Writing”; Academic Health Center, $10,000
for “Good Writing”; Center for Advanced Feminist Studies, $100; College of Biological Sciences,
$750; Department of Communications Studies, $200; Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature,
$75; Women’s Studies, $50; Design Institute, $1,000; Office of Multicultural and Academic
Affairs, $750; Office for University Women, $100; University of Minnesota Medical Auxiliary,
$1,500; Vice President and Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Programs, $1,000; Consortium
on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences, $1,000; University of Minnesota
Academic Initiative in Partnership with Coca-Cola, $1,000; Graduate and Professional Student
Assembly, $2,000
Graduate School Supplemental Funding, $2,000, for Daryl Baldwin’s lecture: “The Miami
Lnaguage: Reclamation from Ground Zero,” Graduate Minor in Literacy and Rhetorical Studies
speaker series.
CLA Scholarly Events Fund, $500 for Baldwin lecture.
Office of the VP and Dean of the Graduate School, $12,000, Graduate Minor in Literacy and
Rhetorical Studies Speaker Series.
2002-4
 Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (Craig Swan), $100,000 for 3-year project on writingintensive instruction
1991 to 2003: National Writing Project Site, The Minnesota Writing Project; Co-Director.
 $30,000 in initial federal (1991-92).
 Extension Programs, 1990. ($5,000)
 Beim Foundation, 1991. ($4,000)
 General Mills Foundation, 1992 ($8,000)
 U.S. Office of Education - National Writing Project, 1992. ($10,616)
 USOE, NWP, 1993 ($12,000, plus an additional $4,000 beyond amount requested)
 General Mills Foundation, 1993 ($10,000)
 USOE, NWP, 1994 ($18,000)
 USOE, NWP, 1995 ($16,000)
 USOE, NWP, 1996 ($14,000)
 USOE, NWP, 1997 ($14,000)
 USOE, NWP, 1998 ($14,000)
 USOE, NWP, 1999 ($18,000)
 USOE, NWP, 2000 ($25,000)
 USOE, NWP, 2001 ($34,000 for renewal and three mini-grants)
 USOE, NWP, 2002 ($31,500 for renewal and two mini-grants)
 State of Minnesota, Department of Children, Families, and Learning, MWP Standards Pilot Project
($25,000)
 State of Minnesota, St. Paul Public Schools, 2002-2003, $15,000
 USOE, NWP, 2000, Mini-Grant Programs (Urban Sites, Rural Sites), $6,000
 State of Minnesota, Department of Children Families, and Learning, MWP Best Practices in Writing
Seminar, 2001. ($24,810)
2004 to present: Academic Affairs, LSU, recurring funds for Communication in Engineering,
Communication Studios (with Warren Waggenspack and Karen Powell) ($150,000 per year)
PUBLICATIONS
Books:
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Rhetorical Woman: Roles, and Representations. Co-edited with Hildy Miller, Portland State University. In
press. University of Alabama Press, Rhetoric Series. 2005.
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Identity Matters: Rhetorics of Difference. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. 592 pp.
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Identity Matters: Rhetorics of Difference, Instructor's Manual.. Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall,
1999. 104 pp.
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New Directions in Composition Research. New York: Guilford Press, l984. First in the Writing Research
Series, Linda Flower and John Hayes, General Series Editors. 400 pp. (co-edited with Richard Beach)
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Word Processors and the Writing Process: An Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press,
l984. 170 pp. (co-edited with Paula Reed Nancarrow and Donald Ross)
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Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference on Computers and Writing, published by the Special Interest
Group on Computers and Writing, College Composition and Communication, l985. (co-edited with Donald
Ross)
Chapters:
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"Writing and Learning: A Rationale for Writing Across the Curriculum," in The Development of Oral and
Written Language: Readings in Developmental and Applied Psycholinguistics, A. D. Pelligrini and T. D.
Yawkey, Eds. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, l984, 183-198. (with Richard Beach)
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"New Directions in Composition Research: Introduction," in New Directions in Composition Research,
Richard Beach and Lillian Bridwell, Eds., l984. Introduction, 1-14; Section divisions, 15-18, 127-30,
225-231, 309-314.
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"The Writing Process and the Writing Machine: Current Research on Word Processors Relevant to the
Teaching of Composition," in New Directions in Composition Research, 1984, 381-398. (with Paula Reed
Nancarrow and Donald Ross)
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"Composing and Computers: Case Studies of Experienced Writers," in Writing in Real Time: Modeling
Production Processes, Ann Matsuhashi, Ed. New York: Ablex, 1987, 81-107. (with Parker Johnson and
Steven Brehe)
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"Revising and Computing: Case Studies of Student Writers," in The Acquisition of Written Language:
Revision and Response, Sarah Freedman, Ed. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1985, 172-194. (with Geoffrey Sirc and
Robert Brooke)
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"Integrating Computers into a Writing Curriculum, or Buying, Begging, and Building," in A Writer's Tool:
The Computer in Composition Instruction, William Wresch, Ed. National Council of Teachers of English,
l984, 107-119. (with Donald Ross)
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________________________. Reprinted in David H. Roberts, A Concise Guide to Computer Aided Writing
Instruction, Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1988.
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"Computer-Aided Composing: Gaps in the Software," in CAI and the Humanities, Solveig Olsen, Ed. The
Modern Language Association, 1985, 103-115. (with Donald Ross).
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"Looking in Depth at Writers: Computers as Writing Medium and Research Tool," in Composing and
Computing, James L. Collins and Elizabeth A. Sommers, Eds. Boynton/Cook Publishers, 1985, 115-121.
(with Ann Duin).
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"Computers in Reading and Writing," in the Handbook of Reading Research, Vol. II, Rebecca Barr, Michael
Kamil, Peter Mosenthal, and P. David Pearson, Eds. New York: Longman, 1991, 310-340. (with David
Reinking)
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"Research in Composition: Issues and Methods," in Composition Studies: Anatomy of a Discipline, Erika
Lindemann and Gary Tate, Eds. New York, Oxford University Press, 1991, 94-117.
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"The Impact of Crossdisciplinary Studies on Academic Rhetorics," in Proceedings of the Rhetoric Society of
America, 1992, 201-207.
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"Issues in Research Methodology in Writing," in the Encyclopedia of English Studies and Language Arts,
Alan C. Purves, General Editor; Janice Lauer, Section Editor. Urbana: National Council of Teachers of
English, 1994, 1040-1044.
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"Experimenting with Diverse Discourse in Writing Classrooms," in Feminine Principles and Women's
Experience in American Composition and Rhetoric, Louise Wetherbee Phelps and Janet Emig, Eds.,
University of Pittsburgh Press, 1995.
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"Service Learning: Help for Higher Education in a New Millennium?" Introduction to
Composition, Community, and the Academy. Linda Adler-Kassner, Ann Watters, and Robert
Crooks, Eds. American Association of Higher Education, 1997, 19-28.
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"Identity Politics," in Theorizing Composition: A Critical Sourcebook of Theory and Scholarship
in Contemporary Composition Studies. Mary Lynch Kennedy, Ed. Greenwood Press.
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"Master's Tools," in Narration as Knowledge, Joseph Trimmer, Ed. Boynton/Cook, 1997, 142151.
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"Freedom, Form, Function: Varieties of Academic Discourse," reprinted in Women/Writing/Teaching. Jan
Zlotnik Schmidt, Ed. SUNY UP, 1997, 179-197.
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“Reflections on Freedom, Form, and Function,” [CCCC Chair’s Address reprinted with new commentary]
forthcoming in Views from the Center: Addresses of the CCCC Chairs, 1977-2005. Duane Roen, Ed.
Bedford/St. Martin’s Press.
Articles:
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"Revising Strategies in Twelfth Grade Students' Transactional Writing," Research in the Teaching of
English, 1980, 14, 197-222. (refereed)
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"Rethinking Composing: Implications from Research on Revision," English Journal, November l98l, 70 (7),
96-99. (invited)
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"Assessing Writing Ability: An Ethnographic Study of Consultant-Teacher Relationships," English
Education, May l982, 14 (2), 86-94. (refereed) (with Alan Lemke)
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"A Selected Bibliography on Computers in Composition," College Composition and Communication,
February l984, 35 (1), 71-77. (with Helen Schwartz). (refereed)
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"Writing with Computers: Implications from Research for the Language-Impaired," Topics in Language
Disorders, September 1987, 7 (4), 78-85. (refereed).
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"Teaching Composition to Honors Students," Focus, Spring 1987, The Publication of The University of
Minnesota's Office of Educational Development Programs, 5. (with Robin Brown).
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"A Selected Bibliography on Computers in Composition: An Update," College Composition and
Communication, December 1987, 38 (4), 453-457. (with Helen Schwartz). (refereed)
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"A Computer Tool for Analyzing the Composing Process," Collegiate Microcomputer, 6:2 (May 1988), 155160. (with Geoffrey Sirc). (refereed)
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"Designing Research on Computer-Assisted Writing," Computers and Composition, 7:l (1990), 79-91.
(refereed)
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"Discourse and Diversity: Experimental Writing within the Academy," College Composition and
Communication, October 1992, 43(3), 349-368. (refereed)
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"Freedom, Form, Function: Varieties of Academic Discourse," College Composition and Communication,
February 1995, 46(1), 46-61. (Invited Chair's Address, in refereed journal)
Editing:
General Series Editor, Monograph Series, Technical Report Series, and Lecture Series, Center for Interdisciplinary
Studies of Writing; ISBN listings for all; circulated nationally and internationally; introductions and editing for each
of the following:
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Differences in Writing Style in Newspaper, Radio, and Television News, Irving Fang, 1992. (40 pp.)
Writing in the Design Disciplines, Roger Martin, 1992. (108 pp.)
Diversity and Writing: Dialogue within a Modern University, Jacqueline Jones Royster, 1992. (40 pp.)
Works in Progress: Abstracts from the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing, 1992. (75 pp.)
What Students Can Tell Us about the Multicultural Classroom, Carol Miller, 1992. (7 pp.)
Students of Color in the Writing Classroom: An Annotated Bibliography, Carol Evans and Carol Miller,
1992. (15 pp.)
The Wonder of Writing Across the Curriculum, Art Young, Clemson University, 1994. (21 pp.)
Interdisciplinary Writing through Multidisciplinary Writing, Riv-Ellen Prell, 1994. (24 pp.)
Multicultural Nests: Finding a Writing Voice about Literature by Women of Color, Toni A. H. McNaron
and Pamela J. Olano, 1994. (28 pp.)
Writing to Learn Mathematics: An Annotated Bibliography, Aparna Ganguli and Richard Henry, 1994. (16
pp.)
Abstracts of CISW Grants: Completed Projects and Works in Progress: 1989-1993, updated in 1994. (82
pp.)
Writing Intensive Courses: Possible Criteria, National Patterns, and Resources, Lillian BridwellBowles, Michael Kuhne, Elaine Cullen, Kimberly Lynch, and Mark Olson, 1994 (25 pp.)
Outside the Lines but on the Page: Perspective on Writing in an Individualized, Writing-Intensive
Baccalaureate Degree Program, Sally Nereson, 1994. (36 pp.)
Writing in Service-Learning Courses: An Annotated Bibliography, Linda Adler Kassner and
Terry Collins, 1994. (10 pp.)
Writing Theory and Practice in the Second Language Classroom: A Selected, Annotated
Bibliography, Torild Homstad, Helga Thorsen, 1994. (24 pp.)
Using Writing-to-Learn Activities in the Foreign Language Classroom, Torild Homstad and Helga Thorsen.
(54 pp.)
Literacy, Intellectual Property, and the Status Quo. Andrea Lunsford, Ohio State University, 1996. (12 pp.)
Strong, Typical, and Weak College Writers: Twenty-Two Case Studies. Hildy Miller, The University of
Louisville, 1996. (211 pp.)
Students Being Disciplined: Getting Confused, Getting By, Getting Rewarded, Getting Smart, Getting Real.
Charles Bazerman, Georgia Tech, 1996. (9 pp.)
African-American English: From the Hood to the Amen Corner. Geneva Smitherman, Michigan State,
1996. (17 pp.)
Whither WAC? Reflections on the Silver Anniversary of Writing Across the Curriculum. Susan McLeod,
Washington State University, 1996. (11 pp.)
Writing as a Way of Knowing in a Cross Disciplinary Classroom, Janine Hockin, P. T. Magee, and Carol
Miller, University of Minnesota, 1996. (36 pp.)
Using Intensive Writing to Learn as a Means of Reducing Limitations on Learning in Large Classes, Ruth
Thomas and Debbie Peterson, University of Minnesota, 1996. (70 pp.)
Linking Theory and Practice through Writing [in Communications Disorders]. Jennifer Windsor, University
of Minnesota, 1996. (25 pp.)
Evaluating Students' Abilities to Integrate Written and Visual Communications, Katherine Lockwood,
University of Minnesota, 1996. (66 pp.)
Incorporating Expressive Writing to Improve Horticultural Education, Doug Foulk and Emily Hoover,
University of Minnesota, 1996. (16 pp.)
Decision Cases for Writing Across the Curriculum, Ann Hill Duin, Steve Simmons, and Elizabeth Lammers,
1997. (101 pp.)
Tutoring Via Telecommunications, Ann Duin, Mike Graves, University of Minnesota, 1997. (25 pp.)
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Settings and the Institutional Organization of Language. A Lecture by Carol Berkenkoter,
Michigan Technological University for the 1997/98 CISW Speaker Series; ISBN 1-881221-35-0
(25 pages)
Visual Rhetoric: Literacy by Design. Keynote address by Lester Faigley, University of Texas Austin, for the 1998 CISW Colloquium, "Technology and Literacy in a Wired Academy"; ISBN 1881221-34-2 (27 pages)
The Cultural Work of Local Authorship: Political Rhetorics of Expression, Lecture by Susan
Miller, University of Utah, for the 1997/98 Speaker Series ISBN 1-881221-33-4 (17 pages)
Abstracts of CISW Grants: Completed Projects and Works in Progress: 1989-98. 1998 Edition
of abstracts of CISW projects. ISBN 1-881221-15-6 (145 pages)
Giant Brains Controlling Scientific Knowledge: A History (In Progress) of Human/Computer
Relationships, Lecture by Bernadette Longo, Clemson University, for the 1999/2000 Speaker
Series, ISBN 1-881221-41-5 (15 pages)
The History, A History, and Liminal Spaces: Common Books in Three Keys Lecture by Susan
Miller, University of Utah, for the 1999/2000 Speaker Series ISBN 1-881221-42-3 (14 pages)
The Talking 21st Century: Public Discourse and the Written Word in an Accelerating World,
Lecture by Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent, for the 1999/2000 Speaker Series, ISBN 1-88122140-7 (13 pages)
The Old and the New: Literacy and Reading in Eighteenth-Century America Lecture by David D.
Hall, Harvard Divinity School, for the 1998/99 Speaker Series ISBN 1-881221-39-3 (19 pages)
Direct vs. Translated Writing: What Students Do and the Strategies They Use. Technical Report
by Andrew D. Cohen, University of Minnesota, 2000 ISBN 1-881221-43-1 (75 pages)
Girls, Zines, and the Miscellaneous Production of Sbujectivity in an Age of Unceasing
Circulation. Lecture by Janice Radway, Duke University, edited with an introduction for the
2000-2001 Speaker Series, CISW, ISBN 1-881221-45-8. (24 pp.)
Discourse, Rhetorics, Selves: Writing Assessment in the Academy. Kathleen Yancey, The
University of North Carolina, edited with an introduction for the Speaker Series, No. 7, 2001,
CISW, ISBN 1881221-46-6 (12 pp.)
New Literacies for a New Millenium: Forging University/Community Relationships. Lecture by
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, edited with an introduction, CISW, ISBN 1-881221-47-2. (30 pp.)
Glass/Ware: New Media for Writing American Lives. Interview by Ira Glass and Christ Ware,
edited with an introduction for the 2001-2002 Speaker Series, No. 20, 2002, CISW. ISBN 1881221-49-0. (74 pp.)
Writing Across the Curriculum: Where Does Horticultural Science Fit In? Technical Report by
Karina Zambreno, Emily Hoover, Neil Anderson, Jeffrey H. Gillman, Department of Hortibulture,
University of Minnesota, CISW. (in press)
Annual Report, 2001-2002, CISW. 31 pp.
Annual Report, 2001-2002, The Minnesota Writing Project, 10 pp.
TEACHING MATERIALS, WORLD WIDE WEB, VIDEOS & RECORDINGS:
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The Story of English: A Television Independent Study Guide. Continuing Education and Extension, The
University of Minnesota, l986. Complements the PBS Series, "The Story of English." Revised for
rebroadcast of the series, July 1987.
"Cases in Point: The Development of Writing Abilities in School and College," National Council of
Teachers of English, 1978. With Dan R. Kirby, Ann Ruggles Gere, and Kenneth Kantor. Music No. 73098.
80 minute cassette tape.
"Revising Strategies of Twelfth Graders: Speculations about Helping Students Revise," National Council of
Teachers of English, San Francisco, CA, November l980, speaker. (Sponsored by the NCTE Committee on
Research; taped for sale and dissemination for the NCTE Convention Seminar Cassette Series.)
"Freedom, Form and Function: Varieties of Academic Discourse." 1994 Chair's Address, Conference on
college Composition and Communication, Nashville, TN, March 17, 1994. One hour video cassette.
National Council of Teachers of English.
“The Givens Collection: African American Literature.” Television Program. Minnesota Public Television.
Broadcast Fall-Winter, 1997-98.
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“Gendered/Feminist Readings in Language, Rhetoric, and Literacy.” Word Wide Web site for English 8810,
Fall 1996; Winter 1998. http://English.cla.umn.edu/Courseweb/8810/F96/Home.html
“The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing” and “The Minnesota Writing Project,” World Wide
Web sites. 1996 to present. http://CISW.cla.umn.edu. New in 2000-2001—Plagiarism website. Updated
format for website, January 2002. New version to be launched Feb. 2003.
A Click of the Shutter. (Collection of Children’s Writing, A Collaborative Project of The Minnesota Writing
Project), Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing, 1997.
Write@U. Newsletter of CISW. http://cisw.cla.umn.edu/Write@U/Index.htm. (see main page above if this
link changes). “A Brief Comment on Academic Literacy and Writing to Learn.”
“Communication across the Curriculum,” Website. 2004 to present. http://cxc.lsu.edu.
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“Evaluating Writing: Describing, Measuring, Judging and Research on Composing: Points of Departure,”
Charles Cooper and Lee Odell, Eds. Both reviews in English Journal, l979, 67 (9), 71-73. (invited)
“Literature and Learning,” E. Grugeon and P. Walden, Eds. In English Journal, 1980, 69 (4), 91-92.
(invited.
Review, English Education, l980, 11, 187-180. (invited)
CONFERENCES, PAPERS, LECTURES, & PUBLIC APPEARANCES:
National and International Conferences Chaired:
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National/International Program Chair: The 1993 Conference on College Composition and Communication.
Twentieth-Century Problems, Twenty-First-Century Solutions: Issues, Answers, Actions. San Diego, CA,
March 31-April 3, 1993. Program Book, 256 pp. Over 3,000 participants. Over 900 papers, workshops,
and featured speakers.
National Program Chair: 1996 CCCC Winter Workshop. Curricular Challenges--Cadillacs or Chevies:
Four C’s for the Four C’s. Clearwater, FL, January 3-6, 1996. Over 150 participants.
National Program Chair: 1997 CCCC Winter Workshop. Looking toward Monday Morning in a New
Millennium: Assessment, Technology, and Writing Across the Curriculum. January, 3-6, 1997. Over 150
participants.
National Program Chair (and Keynote Speaker), 1998 CCCC Winter Workshop. Constant Change and
Perennial Wisdom in the Teaching of Writing. Clearwater, FL, January 7-10, 1998. Over 150 participants.
International Program Co-Chair: The Second Biennial Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference.
Challenging Rhetorics: Cross-Disciplinary Sites of Feminist Discourse. Minneapolis, October 7-9, 1999.
See WWW Site link at http://CISW.cla.umn.edu.
See Professional Service and Outreach for local and regional conferences organized and chaired for the
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing, the Minnesota Writing Project and College in the Schools; 1
or 2 per year since 1990.
International Papers, Lectures, Public Appearances:
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"Writing in the Disciplines," Conference on Writing in the Disciplines, University of Winnipeg, Canada,
June 25-27, 1993, keynote speaker.
"Interdisciplinary Rhetorics in Academic Literacy," Global Conversations on Language and Literacy
Conference, Christ Church College, Oxford, United Kingdom, August 15-17, 1994, speaker.
“Beyond ‘Add X and Stir’: Second Wave Multicultural Literacies in Secondary and
Postsecondary Classrooms,” Speaker and Workshop Chair, Global Conversations on Language
and Literacy Conference, The University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Aug. 14, 1996
“Literacy and Diversity, K-College, in American Education,” Speaker and Workshop Chair, Global
Conversations on Language and Literacy Conference, The University of Bordeaux, France, Aug. 5-7, 1998.
“Mother Goose, Morality, and Multiculturalism,” Speaker and Workshop Chair, Global Conversations on
Language and Literacy Conference, The University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, Aug. 1-6, 2000.
National:
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"Everything That Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong--If You Teach It," Annual Conference of the Georgia
Council of Teachers of English, Athens, GA, July l977, speaker.
"Things That Work: Proven Practices in College-Level Remedial Writing Programs," National Council of
Teachers of English Annual Meeting, New York l977, speaker.
Conference Co-chair, Annual Conference on Teaching the English Language Arts, Georgia Council of
Teachers of English, Athens, GA., July l978.
"Audience Considerations in the Revision Process," Conference on English Education Annual Meeting,
Pittsburgh, March l979, speaker.
Current Research in Composition Seminar, College Composition and Communication Convention,
Washington, D.C., March l980, speaker.
"Twelfth Graders' Revisions: How They Try to Make It Better," College Composition and Communication
Convention, Washington, D.C., March l980, speaker.
"Current Research on Language," Conference on English Education, Omaha, March l980, speaker.
"The English Teacher Dons Many Hats: Integrating Journalism, Speech, and Theatre into a Language Arts
Program," Conference on English Education, Omaha, March l980, speaker.
"Contemporary Dilemmas in the English Curriculum: Parallels in the Progressive Era, l9l7-l935," American
Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Boston, April l980, speaker. (with Kenneth Kantor)
"Being There: Implications of Ethnographic Research for Teaching Composition," National Council of
Teachers of English Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, November l980, speaker.
"Discourse Competence: Evidence from Cognitive Development, Reading, and Writing," National Council
of Teachers of English Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, November l980, speaker.
"They Can't Change What They Don't See: Students' Perceptions of Structure and Their Revisions," College
Composition and Communication Convention, Dallas, March l98l, speaker.
"Research on Revision and Self-Assessing," Session sponsored by the National Conference on Research in
English at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, April l98l,
speaker.
"Assessing Minimum Competence in Writing for High School Graduation," National Council of Teachers of
English Annual Meeting, Boston, November l98l, recorder-reactor.
"Classification Systems for Research in Composition," in an all-day workshop entitled, "Does It Work?
Researching and Evaluating Our Methods of Instruction," National Council of Teachers of English Annual
Meeting, Boston, November l98l, speaker.
"Top-Down' and `Bottom-Up' Revision: A Study of Freshman Composing Processes," College Composition
and Communication Convention, San Francisco, March l982, speaker.
"Seminar on Research in Language," Conference on English Education Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, April
l982, speaker.
Conference on Computers and Writing, a national symposium sponsored through our FIPSE grant,
Minneapolis, MN, October l982, Conference Co-Chair.
"The Effects of the Use of Word Processors on Written Texts and Composing Processes: Case Studies,"
National Council of Teachers of English Annual Meeting, Washington, D. C., November l982, speaker.
"Needs and Development Opportunities for Educational Software for Reading, Writing and
Communication," Idea Work Group, sponsored by the American Institute for Research in the Behavioral
Sciences, Osseo, MN, March l983, panelist.
"A Computer Primer: What It Can Do, What You Can Do, and Why Do It?" College Composition and
Communication Convention, Detroit, March l983, chair.
"Computers and Composing: Implications for Instruction from Studying Experienced Writers," College
Composition and Communication Annual Meeting, Detroit, March l983, speaker.
"Writing Electronically: The Dream of Fluid Composing," Minnesota Council of Teachers of English,
Minneapolis, May l983, speaker.
"Using Computers in Composition Research," National Council of Teachers of English Annual Meeting,
November l983, speaker.
"Computers and Writing Assessment," National Writing Assessment Conference, Tallahassee, FL, March
l984, speaker.
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"Computer-Assisted Instruction in Writing," College Composition and Communication Convention, New
York, March l984, speaker.
"The Dream of Fluid Composing: Reports from Students and Experienced Writers," College Composition
and Communication Convention, New York, March l984, speaker.
"A Courseware System for Students and Teachers in College Writing Classes," Microcomputers and Basic
Skills Conference, New York, April l984. (with Donald Ross). Speaker.
"The Minnesota Computers and Writing Project," Computers and Writing: Research and Applications
Conference, Minneapolis, April l984, speaker and Chair of the conference.
"Composing Styles and Computer Technology," American Educational Research Association, New Orleans,
April l984, speaker.
"Computers and Writing Research," Conference on Computers and Writing, Weber College, Ogden, UT,
May l984, speaker.
"Computers and Writing," Pre-convention Workshop sponsored by the National Committee on Writing
Centers, National Council of Teachers of English Annual Meeting, Detroit, November l984, speaker.
"Computers and Writing," speaker and coordinator for all sessions on computers and writing, Conference on
College Composition and Communication, Winter Workshop, Clearwater, FL, January l985.
"Revision and Response," Two-day workshop for high school and college teachers, University of ArkansasLittle Rock, keynote speaker, February l985.
"Computers and Writing," Two-day workshop for college teachers, Southern Arkansas University, keynote
speaker, February l985.
"Assessing the Value of Computers in Writing Instruction," three-day workshop for college teachers, Weber
College, Ogden, Utah, May l985, keynote speaker.
Workshop on Word Processing, Coordinator for session sponsored by the National Committee on Computers
of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Minneapolis, March l985, speaker.
"ACCESS--A Medium for CAI Design," International Conference on Computers in the Humanities, June
l985, Provo, Utah. (with Donald Ross) Speaker.
"ACCESS Exercises for Composition Courses," National Council of Teachers of English Annual Meeting,
Philadelphia, November l985, speaker.
"Tracking Composing Processes," National Council of Teachers of English Annual Meeting, Philadelphia,
November l985, speaker.
"Designing a Comprehensive Curriculum for Writing with Computers," College Composition and
Communication Convention, New Orleans, March l986, speaker
"A Critique of Computers in Writing Programs," Annual Meeting of the Writing Program Administrators,
New Orleans, March l986, speaker.
"Reinterpreting and Redefining Literacy: Expanding the Contexts," NCTE's Midwinter Conference on
Research on Literacy, Chicago, Feb. 20-22, 1987, speaker.
"The Politics of Negotiation: A Case Study of Assessment at a Major University," Conference on College
Composition and Communication, Atlanta, Georgia, March 18-21, 1987, speaker.
"Large-Scale Writing Assessment," National Testing Network in Writing, 5th Annual Conference, Atlantic
City, NJ, April 4- 7, 1987, speaker.
"Evaluation of Computers and Word Processing in Composition Programs," Conference on Computers and
Teaching Writing, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, May 28, 1987. Keynote Speech.
"Literacy and Literature: Research from Curriculum Development and Assessment Programs," Chair and
organizer of session, National Council of Teachers of English, Los Angeles, November 1987.
"Computers in Reading and Writing Research," National Reading Conference Symposium Panel, St.
Petersburg Beach, Florida, December 1987, speaker.
"The Politics of Change in Writing Instruction: Sources of the Mandate," Conference on College
Composition and Communication, St. Louis, March 18, 1988, speaker.
Plenary Session, Panel Moderator and Responder, National Testing Network in Writing, Minneapolis, Mn,
April 1988.
"Portfolio Assessment Across the Curriculum--Early Conflicts," National Testing Network in Writing,
Minneapolis, MN, April 1988, speaker.
"Researchers Across the Curriculum: Asking Intellectually Rich Questions," Third Miami University
Conference on the Teaching of Writing, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, October 1988, speaker.
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"Becoming Our Own Experts: Teachers and Students as Co-Researchers," National Council of Teachers of
English, St. Louis, November 1988, chair.
"Teaching and Assessing Writing," Keynote Speech for the Missouri state-wide writing program
administrators' annual meeting, Warrensburg, MO, November, 1988, speaker.
"Portfolio Assessment," Keynote Speech for the system-wide Staff Development Program of Indiana
University administrators, Indianapolis, November, 1988. Note: This speech and the question and answer
period were broadcast live across the state of Indiana A video tape is available upon request.
"Feminist Rhetoric," panel presentation, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Seattle,
March 1989, speaker.
"Assessment and Reform: Composition Gets Political," Conference on College Composition and
Communication, Seattle, March 1989, speaker.
"Assessing Writing Across the Curriculum: Asking the Important Questions," National Testing Network in
Writing, Montreal, April 1989, speaker.
"Assessing Writing," Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1989, keynote speaker.
"Written Communication," Second Annual University System Workshop on Assessing Institutional
Effectiveness, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1989, speaker.
“Writing Assessment: Research Roundtables,” National Council of Teachers of English, Baltimore,
November 1989, speaker.
"Reconceptualizing Assessment in the Language Arts, National Council of Teachers of English Annual
Convention, Baltimore, November 1989, speaker.
"Assessing Writing Across the Curriculum," College Composition and Communication Winter Workshop,
Clearwater, Florida, January 1990, speaker.
"Valuing Diverse Discourses in our Classroom and Professional Journals," Workshop prepared for the
CCCC Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession, Conference on College Composition and
Communication, Chicago, March 1990, speaker.
"Responsibility vs. Reliability: Diversity in Assessing Writing Portfolios," Conference on College
Composition and Communication, Chicago, March 1990, speaker.
"Evaluating Writing," Conference: "Becoming a Nation of Writers: The Key to a More Literate Society,"
co-sponsored by the American Association of Publishers and the Center for the Study of Writing (Berkeley),
Chicago, March 1990, speaker.
"Large-Scale Writing Assessment," American Higher Education Association, Washington, D.C., June 1990,
speaker.
"Feminism and Composition," Michigan Technological University, Houghton MI, January, 1991, speaker.
"Different Mergers: Reconsidering the Profession from a Feminist Perspective," Conference on College
Composition and Communication, Boston, March 1991, speaker.
"Social and Political Dimensions of Technical Writing," College Composition and Communication, Boston,
March 1991, associate chair.
"Better Teaching, Better Programs, Better Institutions Through College-Wide Portfolio
Assessment," College Composition and Communication, Boston, March 1991, chair.
"Alternatives for Freshman Composition," Conference on Writing Programs, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY, October 1991, Keynote Address.
"Sites of Cross-Disciplinary Rhetoric: Feminism, Literacy, and Academic Writing," Modern Language
Association, San Francisco, December 1991, chair.
"Composition in the Culture of the Imagination," Conference on College Composition and Communication,
Cincinnati, March 1992, chair.
"Writing and Engineering," for the Conference on Writing in Engineering Design, Michigan Technological
University, Houghton, MI, June 25, 1992, keynote speech.
"Sidelights to Center Stage: How One Research Project Had Surprising Benefits for Teachers in Learning
about Adult Learners, Gender Influence on Teacher Evaluation, and Mentoring Part-Time Faculty," National
Council of Teachers of English, November 1992, Louisville, KY., chair.
"The Impact of Crossdisciplinary Studies on Academic Rhetorics," Rhetoric Society of America,
Minneapolis, May 1992, speaker.
"Interdisciplinary and Disciplinary Writing," Center for Writing Studies, University of Illinois, Oct. 12,
1993, lecturer.
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"The Podium," Conference on College Composition and Communication, Nashville, TN, March 17, 1994,
moderator.
"Collaborating and Communicating: Peer Tutoring and Life Skills," The Eleventh Annual National
Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing, Birmingham, AL, November 11-13, 1994; keynote address.
"Writing Theory and Research: Lessons from a Mentor," National Council of Teachers of English, Orlando,
FL, November 19, 1994, speaker.
"The Historical Context for Writing Across the Curriculum at the University of Minnesota," Second National
Conference on Writing Across the Curriculum, Charleston, SC, Feb. 2-3, 1995, speaker and chair.
"Researching Our Way Toward Writing Across the Disciplines," Purdue University's Cross-Disciplinary
Lectures in Composition Series, keynote speech, West Lafayette, Indiana, Feb. 14, 1995.
"Writing for Social Responsibility in Science and Social Studies: A Collaborative Project,"1995 NCTE
Spring Conference, Minneapolis MN, March 16-18, 1995, Chair.
"The 'Occidental' Tourist: The Politics of Teaching Difference," Conference on College Composition and
Communication, Washington, D.C., March 22-25, 1995, Chair.
"Straight But Not Narrow: Heterosexual Teachers Discuss How and Why They Teach Lesbian/Gay Issues,"
Conference on College Composition and Communication, Washington, D.C., March 23, 1995, Speaker.
Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholar. Co-Sponsored by the Florida Higher Education
Consortium, Rollins College Writing Programs, and Voices for Women. Orlando, Florida. February 1996.
Four sponsored lectures. "The Writer's Story: One Woman's Complicated Version." "The Archeology of
Knowledge: New Research Practices for Writers"; "Research across the Curriculum"; "Writing to Learn in
Science and Mathematics."
"Looking Backward/Looking Forward: Five 'Generations' of Compositionists Reflect on Feminism and the
Field," Conference on College Composition and Communication, Milwaukee, March 27-30, 1996; Speaker
(and organizer of session).
"Mongrel Politics: Hybrid Students and Faculty Reinvent the Academy," Conference on College
Composition and Communication, Milwaukee, March 27-30, 1996; Chair.
"Assigning and Researching Writing across the Curriculum," Conference on College Composition
and Communication, Milwaukee, March 27-30, 1996; Workshop Chair and Speaker.
“Experimental Writing: History, Varieties, Ethical and Political Considerations.” Paper presented at the
Conference on College Composition and Communication, Phoenix, March 13, 1997.
“A Women’s Network: Resistance Based on diverse Experiences with Feminism.” Paper presented at the
Conference on College Composition and Communication, Phoenix, March 13, 1997.
“Diversity and Writing Across the Curriculum,” Presenter and Workshop Chair. Conference on College
Composition and Communication, Phoenix, March 15, 1997.
“The Composition of Silence,” Chair, Panel presented at the Conference on College Composition and
Communication, Phoenix, March 13, 1997.
“Historical Contexts for Research in Writing Across the Curriculum,” Charleston, SC, 3rd National
Conference on Writing Across the Curriculum, February 7, 1997. Chair and Presenter.
“From Boundaries to Borderlands: Intersections of Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s),” Oregon, August 28-30,
1997. Speaker.
“Cross-Disciplinary Rhetorics in WAC: Research, Case Studies, Applications.” (Chair and
Speaker.) Workshop organized by CISW for the Conference on College Composition and
Communication, Chicago, March 29, 1998. Included 13 faculty members from the U of MN and
George Mason University who have completed research on “writing across the curriculum.”
“A Racist, An Elitist, and A Bigot: Three Professors Confront Themselves through Their Own
Writing with Students,” (Organizer and Speaker). Conference on College Composition and
Communication, Chicago, April 3, 1998.
“The Whiteness of Literacy: The Problematics of Negotiating Eurocentric Discourse:
Multicultural Texts, and Postcolonial Theory,” (Chair). Conference on College Composition and
Communication, Chicago, April 2, 1998.
“Improving the Status of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in Composition: Issues and Proposals.” Presenter.
Workshop at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, April 4, 1998.
CCCC 1999—add Nashville, Chair and Presenter, March 1999.
“Consultancy Models for DeCentralizing Wac: Creating Webs of Institutional Support,” Chair and
Presenter, College Composition and Communication, Minneapolis, April 12, 2000.
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“Interdisciplinary Studies of the Book, Writing, and the History of Literacy: An Overview,” Speaker,
Conference on College Composition and Communication, Denver, March 17, 2001.
“Over the Top: Four Writing-Intensive Courses for Every Student,” Fifth Annual Writing Across the
Curriculum Conference, Bloomington, Indiana, June 1, 2001. (Speaker)
“Re-Imagining New Models of Writing Across the Curriculum: Two Institutional Tales,” Fifth Annual
Writing Across the Curriculum Conference, Bloomington, Indiana, June 2, 2001. (Panel Participant)
“Face to Face vs. Screen to Screen: Peer Workshops in Person and On-Line,” Writing Across the
Curriculum Conference, Houston, March 2002.
“Service in the Streets: Politics and Power in Community-Based Literacy Courses,” Presenter, Conference
on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, March 22, 2002.
Departmental Consultation, Dentistry; May 14, 2002; Workshop Facilitator with Pamela Flash University of
Minnesota, School of Dentistry
CONFERENCES, PAPERS, LECTURES, & PUBLIC APPEARANCES: REGIONAL
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"Computers and Writing," meeting of St. Paul Public School Teachers and Administrators, St. Paul Public
Schools, July l982.
"Literacy and Writing," Fall Meeting of the Minnesota Association of Press Women, Minneapolis, October
l98l, speaker.
"Research on Computers and Composing," CENTRUM, The University of Minnesota, November l982.
"On the Flip Side of Reading--The Computer and Writing," The North Central Reading Association Annual
Conference, Minneapolis, MN, October l983, speaker.
"Computers and Writing," lecture sponsored by the University of Minnesota Computer Center, October l983,
speaker. (with Donald Ross)
"Teaching the Computer to Teach Writing," Spectrum, The University of Minnesota and the College of
Liberal Arts, Minneapolis, November l983, speaker. (with Donald Ross)
"Technology and Human Values," a conference sponsored by Macalester College, November l983, speaker.
"Computers and Writing Instruction" and "Technology from a Humanist's Perspective," two lectures
sponsored by Anoka-Ramsey Community College, December l983, speaker.
"Research on Writing," Speech-Communication Colloquium, Minneapolis, February l984, speaker.
"Writing with Word Processors: Research on Experienced Writers," Minnesota Journalism Alumni Society,
Minneapolis, April l984, speaker.
"Computerized Analysis of Composing Processes," Linguistics Club, Minneapolis, February l986, speaker.
"Assessment of Student Writing," Conference on Assessment in Higher Education, University of Minnesota,
St. Paul, July l, l986, speaker.
"Word Processing and the Writing Process" Faculty Development Seminar, The University of WisconsinEau Claire, February 26, 1987, speaker.
"Responding Informally to Student Writing," Writing to Learn Conference, Educational Development
Programs, Minneapolis, February 1987, speaker.
"The University's Plans for Writing Assessment," Meeting of the Writing Teachers' Network, March 5,
1987, St. Paul, Minnesota, speaker.
"New Directions in the Teaching of Writing," Anoka-Hennepin School District In-Service, January 18,
1988, speaker.
"New Directions in the Teaching of Writing," Normandale Community College, Feb. 26, 1988, speaker.
"Proficiency vs. Pedagogy in the Development of Writing," College of St. Catherine, March 4, 1988,
speaker.
"College in the Schools," Minnesota Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN, April 1988,
speaker.
Portfolio Assessment: Involving Communities Across the Curriculum," Excellence in Education
Conference, Minnesota Community College System, St. Paul, MN, April 1988, speaker.
"Teaching and Assessing Writing: Changes in the 80's and 90's," Minneapolis Public Schools Staff
Development, March 9, 1988, speaker.
"Teaching and Assessing Writing," Minnesota Council of Teachers of English, St. Cloud, April 1989,
keynote address.
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"Writing Assessment," St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, June 4, 1990, speaker.
"Responding to Faculty Concerns about Basic Writing," Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove
Heights, MN, April 11, 1990, speaker.
"Writing Assessment and Portfolios," Anoka-Ramsey Community College, May 8, 1991, Minneapolis,
MN., speaker.
"The Minnesota Writing Project," Minnesota Council of Teachers
of English Convention, Minneapolis, MN, May 1992, speaker.
"Writing Assessment," Minnesota Council of Teachers of English Fall Convention--Minnesota Education
Association, Minneapolis, MN, Fall 1992, keynote address.
"Varieties of Writing Assessment," Rochester Community College, Staff Development Retreat, Rochester,
MN, January 15, 1993, speaker.
"Writing Personal Histories in a Classroom Community," Minnesota Council of Teachers of English, Inver
Hills Community College, Oct. 22, 1993, speaker.
"Writing in Foreign Languages," German & Dutch, Scandinavian Studies Departments, University of
Minnesota, Sept. 21, 1993, speaker.
"Writing Across the Curriculum," Conference on Writing Across the Curriculum, Moorhead State
University, Moorhead, MN, Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 1993, keynote speaker.
"Writing in Spanish and Portuguese," Spanish and Portuguese Department, University of Minnesota,
September 1994, speaker.
"Writing in Sociology," Sociology Department, University of Minnesota, October 5, 1994, speaker.
“Writing about Literature,” College in the Schools Literature Faculty. At the request of Toni McNaron, Oct.
9, 1996.
Introduction of Bobbie Ann Mason. F.Scott Fitzgerald 100th Birthday Celebration. St. Paul, MN
September 1996.
"Women, Tell Your Stories," A reading at House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, MN, November
1996.
"Research in Written Composition," Discourse Study Group, Department of Psychology, Fall 1996.
“One World. One Hope.” Commemoration of World AIDS Day. Read selected poems. Weisman Art
Museum, December 2, 1996.
“Writing about Art,” Studio Arts, at the request of Clarence Morgan. Wiesman Art Museum. March 1997.
“Writing about Science,” Water Resources Research Center, Forest Resources, U of MN-St. Paul Campus,
Winter 1998.
"Writing 'Out There': The Decentralization of Composition at the University of Minnesota, Speaker,
Midwest Modern Language Association, Minneapolis, November 4, 1999.
WAC Websites for the 21st Century,” Midwest Writing Centers Association, Chair, speaker, Minneapolis,
September 29, 2000.
Faculty Workshop for Neuroscience (co-planner with Anita Gonzalez), March 13, 2001.
Faculty Workshop for Child Development, May 2, 2001.
Research on the Web, Workshop for the Minnesota Writing Project, University Libraries, July 12, 2001.
“Less is More,” Workshop for the Center for Teaching and Learning Services, August 27, 2001.
“Grading and Evaluating Writing Assignments,” Workshop for the Center for Teaching and Learning
Services, August 30, 2001.
“Write at U! A Presentation to Freshmen at Territorial Hall,” October 16, 2001.
“Teaching in Large Classes,” Workshop for the Center for Teaching and Learning Services, October 24,
2001.
“Writing the War,” Organizer and Speaker, Folwell Hall, December 13, 2001.
“Glass/Ware: New Media For Writing American Lives,” February 18, 2002; Host, Formal Introduction;
University of Minnesota, Ted Mann Concert Hall
“Writing to Learn” Workshop; March 6, 2002; Bush Faculty Development Program, Workshop Facilitator;
University of Minnesota, West Bank
“Dine and Discuss” School Administrator Luncheon; April 15, 2002; Minnesota Writing Project, Presenter,
Radisson Hotel Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
“ESL/ELL Luncheon,” April 17, 2002, Minnesota Writing Project, Host, Formal Introduction, Radisson
Hotel Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
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“School to University: Preparing Students for Academic and Professional Writing,” April 24, 2002,
Minnesota Writing Projec,t Presenter, Humanities Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota
“Less Is More” Writing Workshop, August 29, 2002; Center for Teaching and Learning Services Workshop,
Facilitator, University of Minnesota, East Bank
“Writing in Freshman Seminars” Workshop, August 27, 2002, Workshop Facilitator
Minnesota Writing Project Reunion, September 14, 2002, Minnesota Writing Project, Host, Formal
Introduction, Radisson Hotel Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
“The Miami Language: Reclamation from Ground Zero,” A Keynote Speech by Daryl Baldwin, October 1,
200,2; Host, Formal Introduction University of Minnesota, Lind Hall
“Lunch and Conversation” Writing Workshop, October 16, 2002, Workshop Facilitator with Pamela Flash,
University of Minnesota East Bank
Departmental Workshop, October 29, 2002 CISW, Department of Mechanical Engineering Workshop
Facilitator University of Minnesota.
Active Learning Workshop for the Practicum in the Teaching of English, November 8, 2002; Workshop
Facilitator, University of Minnesota, East Bank Campus
“Reading, Writing and Wealth,” A Keynote Speech by Deborah Brandt, November 19, 2002 CISW,
Graduate Minor in Literacy & Rhetorical Studies Host, Formal Introduction, University of Minnesota, Lind
Hall
TEACHING AND ADVISING:
COURSES TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA:
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Graduate Seminars in Current Composition Research and Theory (English 8050, 8810, 5100, EngC 8650):
Psycholinguistic Foundations of Reading and Writing Processes (English 8810)
Introduction to Composition Research and Theory (English 8050)
Computers and Writing (English 5100)
Classical and Contemporary Rhetoric: Connections and Contrasts (English 8810)
Gender, Language, and Rhetoric (English 8810)
Feminist Rhetorics (English 8810)
College in the Schools - Graduate Workshops for Minnesota Teachers
Composition Research Group Coordinator, l985-86 (English 8050)
Writing Seminar - Center for Advanced Feminist Study (WoSt 8910)
Introduction to the English Language (English 385l)
The Structure of the English Language (English 3852)
Gender and the English Language (English 3853; EngC 3602, EngC 5602)
Women and Language (English 3910 & Women's Studies 3305)
Women and Language - (English 3960-H) Jr.-Sr. Honors Seminar
Minnesota Writing Project Summer Institutes (English-W 5501, 5502)
Minnesota Writing Project Leadership Development Seminar (English-W 5502)
Directed Studies, Minnesota Writing Project (English-W 5570)
Freshman Writing (Comp l0ll)
Intermediate Expository Writing (Comp l027)
Advanced Expository Writing (Comp 3027)
Writing in the Arts (Comp 3013)
Introduction to Literacy Studies (EngC 8600)
Gender, Rhetoric, and Language; Senior Seminar in English (EngL 3960)
Analyzing Texts with a Rhetorical Spin, Senior Seminar (EngL 3960)
COURSES TAUGHT ELSEWHERE:
University of Nebraska:
 Linguistics for Teachers
 Literature for Teachers
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Improving Secondary School Reading
Language Arts Curriculum and Methods
(all at both undergraduate and graduate levels)
University of Georgia:
 Freshman Remedial Writing
 English Curriculum and Methods
ADVISING:
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Ph.D. Dissertation Committees: Michael Kleine, James Kaufmann, Dene Trageser Thomas, Linda Fetzer
Hagge, Robert Brooke, Gordon Thomas, Kathy Black, Ann Duin, Geoffrey Sirc (Advisor, degree completed
l985, see below).
Ph.D. Preliminary Oral Committees: Linda Fetzer, James Kaufmann, Mark Thorson, Dene Trageser
Thomas, Robert Brooke, Gordon Thomas, Geoffrey Sirc, Carole Flint, Craig Hansen, Vicki Olson, Marcia
Rybczynski, Anne O'Meara, Marion Larson, Joanne Van Oorsouw.
M.A. Committees: Ann Duin, Susan Hayes, Joanne Van Oorsouw, Lora Polack, Marcia
Rybczynski.
[New Method of Reporting Required from Spring 1987:]
Ph.D. Dissertations Completed (Advisor):
 Geoffrey Sirc, English, Dissertation defended, Spring 1985, Composing Processes in Writing: A Critical
Review of Paradigms in Theory Research. (Advisor); University of Minnesota (GC)
 Anne Aronson, English, Oral prelim passed, ll/10/87, Dissertation defended, Spring 1991, 6/12/91; Literacy
and Identity: The Writing of Undergraduate Reentry Women. (Advisor); Metro State University
 Hildy Miller, English, Defended Dissertation, 5/17/90; Design for Writing: Image nd Metaphor in the
Cognitive Processes of Composing; University of Louisville, University of Minnesota; Portland State
University.
 Julie Prineas, English, Oral prelim passed, 10/22/87, Dissertation defended, Spring 1991, 6/17/91; The
Indigenous Writer: A Study of Nonfluent Writers among Academically Capable Upper Division College
Students. (Advisor); University of Miami (College of Medicine)
 Roberta Trooien, English, Dissertation defended, 5/25/90; The Rhetoric of Hymn Texts: A Feminist
Perspective. (Advisor); North Hennepin Community College
 Jan Lindholm, English, Written & Oral Prelims passed, Fall/88; Dissertation Defended, 5/12/92; Bearing
Witness to the Word: Language, Faith, and Learning in an Evangelical College Community. (Advisor);
Gordon College, Boston College Seminary.
 Mary Ellen Ashcroft, English, Written & Oral Prelims passed; dissertation defended 9/16/92; Exorcising the
Angel by Craft: Writing as Incantation/Incarnation in the Work of Dorothy L. Sayers. (Advisor); Bethel
College
 Mary Knatterud, English, Prelims, 6/7/95; dissertation defended, January, 1997; First Do No Harm:
Empathy and the Writing of Medical Journal Articles. (Advisor); University of Minnesota (Surgery Dept.)
Published as a book from Routledge.
 Kathleen DeVore, English, Prelims (Advisor) 6/9/95; dissertation defended July 28, 1998. Witness and
Passing: Rhetorical Strategies of Negotiation of Standard English in the Work of Three South African
Women Writers. (Advisor). St. Thomas University.
 Holly Littlefield, English, MA, 6/30/94; Prelims passed (Advisor), 6/7/96; Dissertation, October 1999.
Textbooks, Multiculturalism, and Composition. Carson School of Management, U of MN
 Elaine Cullen, English, Prelims (Co-Advisor, with Shirley Garner), 12/3/92; Dissertation defended, Spring
1999, Women Coming to Voice through Writing, The University of Minnesota.
 Kim Lynch, English, Prelim reader, Advisor for dissertation, dissertation defended Spring 1999, Positioning
Basic Writers: One Size Doesn’t Fit All, Cambridge Community College.
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Karen Welch, English, prelims passed (Advisor), 10/11/95, dissertation defended, July 2, 2001, Facing the
Issues: Addressing Current Social and Political Controversies in First-Year College Writing Curricula,
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Ph.D.'s ongoing through 2003 at Minnesota (Advisor):
 Aaron Bruenger, English, Current, Ph.D. program (Advisor)
 Sara Berry, English, Current, Ph.D. program (Advisor)
 Linda Tetzlaff, English, MA awarded 7/31/95. Current Ph.D. program (Advisor).
Ph.D.’s ongoing at Louisiana State University (2004 to Present)
 Tiffiany Walter, Current, English (Advisor)
Inactive:
 Pamela Olano, English, Prelims passed (Co-Advisor, with Toni McNaron), 12/15/92 (inactive)
 Sally Nereson, English, MA awarded, 11/30/87; prelims passed (Advisor), 10/26/92; Cornell University,
Carlson School of Management. (inactive)
Advisor (Prelims Only through 2003):
 Biman Basu, English, Prelims passed with distinction (Advisor) 5/89; Reader, Diss. defended, 7/10/92
 Carol Rutz, English, Prelims passed (Advisor) 5/31/95
 Kim Donehower, English, Prelims passed (Advisor) 11/15/95
 Chris Glendenning, English, Prelims passed (Advisor) 5/9/96.
 Louise McDonald, English, Prelims passed (Advisor), 6/5/96.
 Melissa Blum, English, Prelims passed (Advisor) through Spring 1997 only.
Ph.D. (Examining and Dissertation Committees, member or reader though 2003):
 Mark Christensen, Curr & Inst., Defended, 8/29/90
 John Schwiebert, English, Prelim comm.
 Bette Baldwin, English, Prelim comm., 7/16/86
 Laura Brady, English, Prelim comm., 6/9/86
 Anne O'Meara, English, Prelim comm., 9/16/86
 Marion Larson, English, Prelim comm., 9/29/86
 Joanne Cavallaro, Curr & Inst, Prelim passed, 7/8/86, defended.
 Annette Van Dyke, Am. Studies, Defense, 4/14/87
 Kathy Black, Curr & Inst., Defense, 4/23/87
 Marcia Rybczynski, Curr & Inst., Defense, 5/22/87
 Joyce Malek, English, Prelim comm. & diss. reader, chair; dissertation defended 2/19/93
 Wayne Fenner, Ed. Admin., Prelim passed, 5/8/89, diss. reader.
 Ann DeMuth, Curr. & Inst., Course Work
 Charles Hyser, Curr. & Inst., Prelim passed, 11/15/89; defended 5/15/92
 Faith Jaycox, American St., Prelim passed, 1/25/89
 Thomas Gaetz, Curr. & Inst., Defense, 3/13/91
 James Kaufmann, English, Defense, Spring 88.
 Jane Harred, English, Prelim comm., 10/25/88; reader for dissertation; defended dissertation, 5/29/94.
 Eleni Roulis, Curr. & Inst., Defense, Fall 90.
 Mary Deidrich, Curr. & Inst.,Prelim comm., 6/27/89; reader for dissertation, defended
3/5/96.
 Kathryn Swanson, Curr. & Inst., Defense, Fall 90
 Lucy Yao Wu, Curr. & Inst., Defense, 12/6/90, diss. reader, defended 1991.
 Paul Prior, Curr. & Inst., Prelim passed (4/2/91), diss. reader; defended 7/1/92
 Michael Dickel, English, Prelims, Winter 1992, 3/11/92; defended dissertation 12/98.
 Craig Hansen, English, Prelim passed, 3/5/91; dissertation defended, Summer 1992
 Ersu Ding, English, Dissertation defended, Summer 1992; reader, chair.
 Margaret Reed, Curr. & Inst., Prelim passed, 4/9/91; defended dissertation, 2/28/95
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Susan Bosher, Curr. & Inst., Prelim passed, 12/4/91
Geeta Seshamani, English, Prelim passed, 7/91
Wu Jianxiong, Curr. & Inst., Reader for dissertation
Doris Heisig Christopher, Curr. & Inst., Reader, prelims passed 1/13/94; defense 11/21/94.
Mary Skemp, French, Reader, prelims passed, 5/24/93
Judi Landrum, Curr. & Inst. Reader, prelims passed 11/9/93; defended May 1996.
Rafael Tilton, English, Member, defended dissertation, 1/13/94
Joe Moses, English, Member, defended dissertation 11/1/93
Tomoko Kuribayashi, English, Reader, dissertation defended, 7/27/94.
Monica Eden, German,
Member, prelim passed 1/94; defended dissertation, 12/98.
Tom Reynolds English, Prelims passed, 12/5/94.
Michael Kuhne, English, Reader for dissertation.
Chris McCarthy, English, Chair, Reader for dissertation.
Joyce Banghart, Curr. & Inst., Member
Darryl Johnson, English, Member
Mary Beth Lake, Curr. & Inst., Member
Denise Stephensen, English, Member of dissertation committee by special invitation. (University of New
Mexico). Reader. Defended 3/4/96.
Kim Wharton, Rhetoric, Member, Prelim passed 4/15/96
Lisa Mason, Rhetoric, Member, Prelim passed 3/26/96
Kim Surkan, English, Member
Anderson, Ruth, Curr. & Inst., Member
Fisher, Bonnie, Curr. & Inst., Member
Smith, Allison, Archeology, Member
Lippencott, Gail Rhetoric, Reader, Prelim passed September, 1996; defended dissertation Spring 1999.
Don Meisenhelder, English Reader, Prelim passed; defended dissertation Spring 1999.
William Rankin, English, Reader, defended dissertation Fall 2000.
Julie Eckerle, English, Chair, Prelim passed, 12/99; defended dissertation (Chair), Oct. 14, 2002.
Melanie Brown, English, Member, dissertation committee.
M.A./M.S.:
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Patty Odean, Linguistics, Final Oral Exam, 6/9/86
Tracy Fink, Curr. & Inst., Final Oral Exam passed.
Linda Callender, Curr. & Inst., Final Oral Exam passed.
Kent Smead, ESL Inactive
Melanie Broida, Mass Comm., Inactive
Laura Lee Polack, Linguistics, Final Oral Exam, 1/22/90
Jeffrey Lien, Curr. & Inst., Final Oral Exam
Susan Batchelder, English, Coursework (inactive)
Kim Wharton, Rhetoric, Final Oral Exam, 9/8/94
Mitchell, Dennis, Rhetoric, Coursework
M.F.A.
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Susan Meyers, Advisor for Minor in Literacy and Rhetorical Studies (current, 2002-3)
Independent Studies:
Dene Trageser Thomas, Robert Brooke, Truda Stockenstrom, Bruce Peterson, Cindy CarltonFord, Lyle
Perry, Mary Bock-Wenzek, Howard Pierce, Jan Lindholm, Biman Basu, Sophia Smuda, Lehn Benjamin, Marla
Borer, Paul Prior, Leslie Richardson, Stephaney Athey, Mary Ellen Ashcroft, Kim Lynch, Karen Welch, Mary
Skemp, Paul Van Voorhees, Reshmi Dutt,
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Portia McClain (2), Christine Tuhy, Rachel Foote, Aaron Bruenger (2), Susan Meyers, Mickie St. Sauver, Abby
Davis.
Summa Theses/Senior Theses:
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Lehn Benjamin, Summa Thesis, Speech Communication, 1991, Reader.
Shannon Leuma, 1993. "My Own Story": A Creative Literacy History; originally
written for my English 3305 class; won Hartung Prize in Women's Studies, Spring 1993; English
Department’s Undergraduate Creative Writing Prize, Spring 1993.
Matthew Battista, Summa Thesis, English, Spring 1994, Reader
Kimberly Fleming, Summa Thesis, English, Summer 1994, Reader.
Clifford Shikler, "Once Around," B.F.A. Summa Thesis, Studio Arts, Reader, 11/2/94
Stacey Leigh Barenbaum, “Media Representations of Eating Disorders,” Advisor, Summa
Thesis, Spring 1996.
Jennifer C. Gabrys, Summa Thesis, Reader, Spring 1996.
Nanda Warren, Summa Thesis, “Poetry as Political Activism: Adrienne Rich’s Vision of
Change,” Advisor, June 1998.
Rachel Foote, Summa Thesis, Advisor, “Cracks in the Binary: Evolving Complexity in
Feminist Science Fiction Utopias,” Summa Thesis, Advisor, 1999-2000
Karen Taylor, “The Analysis of Gendered Language in Animal Behavior Texts,” Senior Paper Advisor, Fall
2000.
Sharriah Buche, “The Rhetoric of the Religious Right on Homosexuality,” Senior Paper Advisor, December
2001.
Peter Church, “Homosexual Stigma in ‘The Boys in the Band’ and ‘Angels in America’: The Discredited and
the Discreditable,” Senior Paper Advisor, December 2001.
Amy Gustafson, “The Construction of Identity in Fairy Tales,” Senior Paper Advisor, December 2001.
Matt Hinkley, “From Tragedy to Tautology: Presidential Rhetoric after September 11 th,” Senior Paper
Advisor, December 2001.
Megan Kohler, “Melissa Etheridge—Lesbian Female Rock ‘n Roll Musician or Just Musician? The
Rhetoric of Album Reviews,” Senior Paper Advisor, December 2001.
Alexis Mann, “The Rhetoric of Welfare: “Representations of Mothers and Non-Custodial Fathers,” Senior
Paper, Incomplete December 2001, in progress.
Tara Miller, “Fictional Rhetoric in ‘The House on Mango Street’”
Wendy Nortunen, “The Perpetuation of Technocratic Childbirth in Hegemonic Instructional Manuals,”
Senior Paper Advisor, December 2001.
Sarah Nyberg, “Persuasive Appeals in Web-Based Advertising for Clothing,” Senior Paper Advisor,
December 2001.
Michelle Stripsky, “The Perfect Wedding”: Rhetorical Appeals in Brides’ Magazines, Senior Paper
Advisor, December 2001.
Sam Tanner, “Changing Constructions of William Blake and His Legacy,” Senior Paper Advisor, December
2001.
Chuayi Thao, “Redefining Hmong Womanhood in Its Truest Forms,” Senior Paper Advisor, December
2001.
Chirstina Weber, “The Rhetoric of Academic Sexual Harassment,” cum laude, Senior Honors Thesis,
Advisor, December 2001.
Alanna Schaumberg, “The Rhetoric of Women’s Fitness in Popular Magazines, cum laude, Senior Honors
Thesis, Advisor, December 2001.
Erin Mohr, summa honors thesis, completed Spring 2002.
Amy Houghtaling, summa honors thesis, “Hypermedia and the World Wide Web: A New Medium for
Creative Expression,” Advisor, August 2002.
Erin Warhol, “Comic Reflections on Culture: A Study into Gender Creation using Comic Books” (Thesis
and Independent Study), Advisor, Spring 2002
Quinn McBreen, “Pathology of a Sex Text: The Affairs of Men (senior thesis), December 8, 2002
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Elizabeth Oliver, “Forbidden Fruit: The Censorship and Morality of Tropic of Cancer” (senior thesis),
December 2, 2002
Ashley Halverson, “Didactic Adventures for Little Men and Women,” December 2, 2002
Beth Lockman“The Shaping of a Persona in Sylvia Plath’s Work” (senior thesis) December 2, 2002
Kelly Francis, “Drumming up consent for a ‘literally continuous’ war: A comparison of the rhetoric of
George W. Bush and 1984,” (senior thesis) December 2002
Stephen Pietsch, “The Language of the Chinese Revolution: Overcoming the Rhetoric of the Past” (senior
thesis), December 2002.
Patrick Phenow, “Depressed by Old Standards: Arthur Miller Breathes New Life into Satire with
Resurrection Blues” (senior thesis), December 2, 2002
Christopher Cocchiarella, “The Rhetoric of Darwinism in The Blind Watchmaker,” (senior thesis), December
2, 2002
Grace Ryan, “Can We Agree to Disagree about Harry Potter?” (a comparison of the rhetoric of the religious
right vs. the religious left of this series) (senior thesis), December 2, 2002
Kearstin Richter, “The Rhetoric of Representation in Letters in Pride and Prejudice vs. Austin’s Own Letters
to Her Sister” (approx. title) (senior thesis), December 2002.
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Linda Engebretson, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), 1993.
Dione Hubbard (U of MN-Morris), McNair Fellow, Advisor (research program for gifted students of color),
1993.
Undergraduate internships in CISW: Allison Hartfiel, Amy Houghtaling, Matt York (1999-2000), Tom
Sebanc (2002-3)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE:
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
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Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Nationally elected to 3-year term on
Executive Board (l988-91), and to Chair's cycle (1991-95): Assistant Chair, Associate Chair, National
Convention Chair, Immediate Past Chair; Member of the Task Force on Winter Workshops, 2001.
National Council of Teachers of English. Appointed to the Standing Committee on Research, l984; Chair,
1985-89. Member NCTE Executive Committee, 1993-94; Standing Committee on Composition, 1997-1999.
National Writing Project and Minnesota Writing Project (Co-Director), 1990 to present.
National Conference on Research in English Fellow (invited membership only).
Conference on English Education
Elected Liaison to Officers of CCCC (1990-91)
Member of the Special Interest Group, "The Fifth C: Computers."
Chair, Writing Subcommittee, The Alliance for Undergraduate Education, a 12-member consortium of
research universities (1987-1989)
Modern Language Association
Midwest Modern Language Association
Rhetoric Society of America
Center for Research in Human Learning (University of Minnesota)
State councils of teachers of English in Georgia, Nebraska, and Minnesota.
Georgia Association of Educators (Chapter Secretary, l975-76)
EDITORIAL BOARDS AND REVIEWS:
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Acquisitions Coordinator, Research Monograph Series, National Council of Teachers of English.
Reviewer/referee for The Technical Writing Teacher. (from l983 -84)
Reviewer/referee for Research in the Teaching of English (from l983-1990)
Reviewer/referee for Reading Research Quarterly (from l984-85)
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Reviewer/referee for English Education (occasional)
Reviewer/referee for College Composition and Communication, (1989 to the 1995)
Reviewer/referee for Written Communication (1990 and occasionally to the present).
Reviewed Editorship for the membership of CCCC, national survey, 1989.
Board of Directors, Computers and Instruction Board, Weber College, Ogden, Utah. (from l983-85)
Newsletter editor, "Writing/Word Process," for the Association for Computers and the Humanities, l983-85.
(With Don Ross)
Reviewer for Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, March l983. Review of Computers and Writing by
Colette Daiute.
Referee, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, Final Proposals, Major Projects
Competition, Spring l983.
Referee, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, Mina Shaughnessy Scholars proposals,
November l983.
Reviewer for Holt, Rinehart & Winston Publishing Company, April l984. Review of Interactive Writing, by
Helen Schwartz.
Reviewer for Michigan Tech Software, September l984. Review of WordsWork, by Cynthia Selfe.
Reviewer/referee for College English, l985.
Reviewer/referee for Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Michigan Tech Software.
Reviewer/referee for the Modern Language Association. Review of Teaching and Assessing Writing by
Edward M. White.
Reviewer/referee for the Modern Language Association. Review of Issues in Computers and Writing edited
by Cynthia L. Selfe and Deborah H. Holdstein.
Reviewer/referee for the National Council of Teachers of English. Review of Macmillan Handbook on
Research in the Language Arts.
PROMOTION, TENURE, ENDOWED CHAIR REVIEWS
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Promotion Review for Oakland University, Department of English; Helen Schwartz, Full Professor.
Promotion Review for SUNY-Buffalo, James Collins, Full Professor.
Promotion and Tenure Review for Ohio University, Arthur Wooley, Associate.
Promotion and Tenure Review for New York University, materials for Geoffrey Summerfield to Associate,
1986.
Promotion Review for General College, Terence Collins, Full Professor, 1986.
Promotion Review, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Joseph Wittig, Full Professor, 1988.
Promotion Review for the University of South Carolina, Paula Feldman, Full Professor, English, 1988.
Promotion and Tenure Review for Harvard University, Colette Daiute, Associate, 1988.
Review of Candidates for Writing Program at Syracuse University; reviewed credentials of Ann Matsuhashi,
candidate for a position at Syracuse, 1988.
Promotion review for New York University; Geoffrey Summerfield, Full Professor, English, 1988.
Promotion and Tenure review, Joan Hocking, Penn State University, Associate, September 1989.
Promotion review, Mark Haselkorn, University of Washington, September 1989.
Tenure Review, UCLA, Anne Gere (Candidate for Professor at UCLA), March 1991.
Promotion Review for the University of South Carolina, (person not promoted) 1991.
Promotion Review for Jacqueline Jones Royster, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, Full Professor, Fall 1991.
Promotion Review for Janet Eldred, Full Professor, University of Kentucky, 1992.
Promotion Review for Tom Hilgers, Full Professor, University of Hawaii, 1993.
Promotion Review for Mal Kiniry, Associate, Rutgers University, 1993.
Promotion Review for Gail Hawisher, Full Professor, University of Illinois, 1995.
Promotion Review for Patricia Sullivan, Full Professor, Purdue University, 1995.
Promotion Review for Pamela Annas, Full Professor, SUNY-Albany, 1997.
Promotion Review for Victor Villanueva, Full Professor, Washington State University, 1998.
Promotion and Tenure Review for Amy Lee, General College, U of M, 2000.
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Review of Publications for Candidate for Endowed Chair, Department of English, Ohio State University,
2001.
Promotion and Tenure Review for the University of Richmond, Spring 2001.
Promotion and Tenure Review for Georgia State University, Fall 2002.
Promotion and Tenure Review for the Sociology Department, U of M, Fall 2002.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND OUTREACH:
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Local Planning Committee, Midwest Modern Language Association, Annual
Convention,
November l983.
Publicity Chair, Conference on College Composition and Communication, March 1985.
Nominating Committee Chair, Conference on English Education, National Council of Teachers of English,
l984-85.
Local Arrangements Committee, Rhetoric Society of America, National Conference, May 1992,
Minneapolis, MN.
Consultant for the Composition Program, North Georgia College, Dahlonega, GA, Summer l979.
Chair of the Curriculum Committee for the Nebraska Council of Teachers of English, l980-8l.
Member of the English Program Study Committee, Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE, l98l-82. Assessed
needs and recommended changes in the English curriculum, K-12.
In-service speaker, "The Place of Adolescent Literature in English," Grand Island School District, Grand
Island, NE, February l980.
Consultant, Millard School District, Omaha, NE, l980-8l.
Consultant, Chemical Dependency Program, St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, l982.
Consultant for Steven Ehrmann, Project Director of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education, October l982.
Consultant for the English Department, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, March-May, l983.
Consultant to the English Department, St. John's University, Collegeville, MN, April l983.
Midwest Modern Language Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, November l983, Local Planning
Committee Member.
Consultant to the English Department, Concordia College, St. Paul, MN, January l984. Conducted a
workshop on ways to teach writing.
Consultant to IBM Corporation, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April l984.
Coordinator of Computer Workshops, College Composition and Communication Winter Workshop,
Clearwater, FL, January l985.
Publicity Chair, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Minneapolis, March l985.
Consultant to Wayne State University, Department of English, Detroit, MI., December l985.
Consultant to Nebraska Wesleyan College, Lincoln, NE, Summer l986.
Consultant to the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, 1986 to present. Consulting Group working
on computerized versions of the Graduate Record Examination.
"Teaching Writing--Recent Developments," "Impact of Technology on the Teaching of Writing," "Writing
Across the Curriculum." All three for the Fall Faculty Development Series, Nebraska Wesleyan University,
Lincoln, NE, August 20-22, 1986.
NCTE Research Committee's Session Chair, National Council of Teachers of English, November 1986.
Local Program Chair, Midwest Writing Centers Association, Annual Conference, Fall 1987, Minneapolis.
Local Program Committee, National Testing Network in Writing, Annual Conference, Spring 1988,
Minneapolis.
Consultant on Administering Writing Programs, Syracuse University, May 1988.
Site Visit and External Review, Apple Project, Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio University's Department of
English; prepared a formal report, Fall 1988.
Project Excellence Selection Committee, Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus, February 1989.
Consultation with faculty, English Department, St. Cloud State University, April 1989.
Writing Assessment Consultant, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1989.
Writing Assessment Consultant, University of Georgia System, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1989.
Writing Workshops for faculty, Institute of Technology, April 1989.
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Writing Assessment Consultant, Michigan Technological University, May 1989.
Writing Workshop for faculty, Institute of Technology, "Responding to Writing," November 1989.
Writing Consultant, Writing in Engineering, Michigan Technological University, January, 1990.
College Composition and Communication Executive Committee Meeting, Conducted National Survey and
Review of the Editorship of CCC, January, 1990.
External Reviewer, English Department, Normandale Community College, Winter and Spring, 1990.
Writing Assessment Workshop, Rosemount/Apple Valley School District, February 1990.
Workshop on Writing Across the Curriculum for U of M faculty (arranged for Toby Fulwiler's visit and
program), February 1990.
Spring Faculty Workshop, Institute of Technology, chaired program, May 1990.
"The Future is Bright," Program Directors Spring Conference, panel presentation, sponsored by the Assoc.
Provost & Assoc. VP for Academic Affairs, Monticello, MN, May 1990.
Consultant, Carlson Companies, Workshops for Marketing Group employees, May-June, 1990.
Consultant, Deluxe Corporation, Workshops for Employees, June-July, 1990.
Institutes for the Department of Children, Family and Learning (State of Minnesota), Best Practices Network
in Writing, Summer 1996.
Writing Program Review, University of North Dakota, October 24-26, 1996.
Consultant, Writing Assessment, Marshall County Central Schools, Newfolden, MN. October 27, 1996.
Speaker, Speech Communication Orientation Planning Meeting, Fall, 1996.
Speaker, Discourse Research Group, Department of Psychology, October, 1996.
Planning Team Member, The Best Practices Network in Writing, Department of Children, Families, and
Learning. State of Minnesota. 1996.
Chair and Workshop Presenter, Best Practices Network in Writing Retreat, September 20-21, 1996.
Riverwood Conference Center, Mn. Served 30 teachers from around the State of Minnesota.
Organizer, Celebration of the National Teacher of the Year, Mary Beth Blegen. Coffman Memorial Union,
October 15, 1996.
External Review Team. English Department, University of Indiana/Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN.
March - April, 1997.
CCCC Committee to Review Outreach/Winter Workshop, Spring 2001, Denver, CO.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SERVICE:
English Department:
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Department Council (l98l-82, l983-84)
English Department Search Committee for Visiting Professors
Curriculum Committee (l982-83)
Personnel Committee (l982-83, l985-86)
Special Committee on the Graduate Program (l984)
Composition Subfield Coordinator (l983-1987)
Graduate Placement Co-Advisor (l984-85, l985-86, 1990-91)
Graduate Admissions Committee (1986-87)
Search Committee, Creative Writing (1991-92)
Faculty Affairs Committee (1992-1993); Chair 1997-98
Grievance Committee (1992-93)
Curriculum Committee (1995)
Undergraduate Affairs Committee (1993 to 1995)
Graduate Admissions Committee (1995-96, 2000-2001)
Associate Chair (1997-98)
Development Committee (1996-1998)
Search Committee, 5 Assistant Professors (1997-98)
Semester Conversion Co-Chair (with John Watkins) (1997-98)
Merit Review Revision, Chair, 1998.
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Merit Review Committee (Chair), 2000-2001 and 2001-2002
Merit Revision Committee, 2002
Program in Composition and Communication:
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Writing Service Committee (l982-83, l983-84)
Curriculum and Academic Standards (l982-83)
Policy Advisory Board (1982-89)
Affirmative Action Officer (1982-86)
Search for Composition Professor (l982-83, l983-84)
Coordinator of Intermediate and Advanced Composition,
l027, 3027, 3015 (l984-85)
Director (1986-1988)
Search Committees for Composition Teaching Assistants (1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-92,
1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95)
"College in the Schools" workshops for faculty from Minnesota Public Schools. Supervised their teaching of
Honors Freshman Composition at the following high schools: Burnsville, Apple Valley, North St. Paul,
Irondale, Mounds View, Richfield, Humboldt, Highland Park, Harding, Johnson, Blaine, Anoka, Coon
Rapids, St. Paul Central, St. Paul Como, Henry Sibley, Forest Lake, Farmington, Columbia Heights,
Annandale, Park Center, Osseo, and Rosemount. (1986-1993)
Conference Chair, First Annual Student Writers' Conference, April 1990, Coffman Memorial Union, April
1990. (For Honors High School Students).
Conference Chair, Second Annual Student Writers' Conference, April 1991.
Conference Chair, Third Annual Student Writers' Conference, April 1992.
Composition Research Group Coordinator, 1995-96.
Composition Committee, 1996-97 (and subcommittees)
College of Liberal Arts:
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Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing (1989 to present); duties include administering grant
program, editing monograph and technical report series, directing the Minnesota Writing Project, planning
the annual colloquium, supervising the Minor in Literacy and Rhetorical Studies, hosting the quarterly
speaker series, supervising the staff, etc. See Faculty Activities Reports for dozens of workshops conducted
across the University.
Committee on Computers (l982-83, l983-84, l985-86)
Assembly (l983-84, 1996-98, 1998-2000)
Policy and Planning Committee (l983-84)
Budget Advisory Committee (l983-84, 1996-98)
Task Force on Writing Standards (l985-86)
Working Group for Entrance Standards
Committee on Scholastic Conduct (l985-86)
Dean's Consultative Committee (elected) (1986-1989)
Acting Chair, Fall, 1989.
Physical Plant Planning Committee - "Humanities" Building (1988-89)
Student Academic Affairs (1991-92, 1992-93)
Student Academic Affairs, Scholastic Dishonesty Committee (1993)
Speech Communications Search Committee (1993)
CLA Morse-Alumni Review Committee (1995-96, 1996-97)
University-Wide:
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Task Force on Academic Computing (l985-86)
Subcommittee on Computing Activity, Communications
Reader for Wallace and Study Abroad Proposals, Graduate School (Spring l986)
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Planning Committee & Speaker, Conference on Assessment in Higher
Education, U of M, June 30-July l, l986.
Graduate School Fellowship Committee (Winter 1987)
Chair, Committee to Coordinate Writing Instruction on the Twin Cities Campus; appointed by the Deans of
CLA, GC, Agriculture. (1986-87)
School of Management Core Council
Faculty Committee to write proposals for Minority Projects, Capital Campaign.
Editorial Advisory Board, Computing Quarterly, appointed by Asst. VP for Computing(1986-87)
Search Committee, Dean of General College (1988-89)
Search Committee, Head of Rhetoric (1988-89)
Center for Advanced Feminist Study, Admissions Committee (1990)
Horace T. Morse-Alumni Award Selection Committee (1990)
Graduate School Review of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Internal Reviewer (1990)
Rhetoric Department Review (1990)
Promotion & Tenure Committee, Rhetoric Department (1990)
Council on Liberal Education, Writing Subcommittee (1992-93)
Graduate Faculty Member, Program in Scientific and Technical Communication, (1993 to present)
Board of Review on Resident Status (1994-97)
Bush Faculty Development Program, Resource Teacher (1995-96)
Mechanical Engineering, Advised Search Committee for Writing Specialist (1997)
Council on Liberal Education, Writing Committee (1997-98)
Promotion and Tenure Review, General College, 2000
Horace T. Morse-Alumni Award Selection Committee (1999-2000)
Elected member of the Twin Cities Steering Committee, Academy of Distinguished Teachers, 2000-2001
Chair, Horace T. Morse-Alumni Award Selection Committee, 2000-2001, 2001-2002