Areas of Interest:
- First Generation College Students
- Grammars and American English Dialects
- Rhetorical Reading Strategies
- Discourse Analysis & Literacy Studies
Selected Presentations:
“Re-Envisioning Grammar Instruction: A Method of Socio-Cultural Inquiry.” Conference: Reenvision, Recreation, Reformation. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg: February 2012.
“Divide the Power: Share the Benefits: Tutors and WRC Committee Work.” North Carolina Symposium on Teaching. North Carolina State University. Conference: A‘Non-Place’ to Visit: Exploring The Employment Practices And Working Conditions That Affect Writing nstructors. Raleigh: February 2012.
“Learnin’ Y’all Some Grammar: Metalinguistics and Grammar Instruction.” North Carolina English Teachers Association. Wake Forest University. Conference: Finding Common Ground. Winston-Salem: September 2011.