Dr. Christine Cozzens is a
Professor of English and the Director of the
Center for Writing and Speaking at Agnes
Scott College in Decatur, GA.
Her teaching and scholarly interests include writing,
nineteenth-century British literature, Irish literature and film,
Scottish literature, pedagogy, and journalism. During Thursday
evening's plenary session in the Auditorium, she will talk briefly
about past and present writing center practices and at greater length
about future directions, especially about the importance of doing
research. Her individual session will address speaking and writing and
the reasons for combining them in classrooms and centers, and will take
place from 2:00pm-2:45pm.
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Dr. Kevin Dvorak is an Assistant
Professor of English and Director of the University Writing Center at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens,
FL. His teaching and scholarly interests include writing, pedagogy,
working with non-native speakers of English, and developing creative
tutoring strategies. Not only will he join the other featured speakers
in a discussion of future directions for writing center practice, but
he will also talk about incorporating creativity in the writing center
during his individual session, which will be held from 11:15am-Noon.
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Dr. Michele Eodice is an
Associate Professor of Writing and the Director of the ConocoPhillips
Writing Center at The
University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. Her academic interests
include composition studies, research, technology and learning, and
assessment. During the plenary session, she will focus on the power of
writing centers to teach students to learn and teach. In her individual
session, which is scheduled from 5:00pm-5:45pm, she will discuss
current events connected with the International Writing Centers
Association, such as the Summer Institute, organizational issues,
evaluation standards, and so on.
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Dr. Christopher Ervin is an
Assistant Professor of English and the Director of Writing and the
Writing Center at The University of South
Dakota in Vermilion, SD. His professional interests include
writing, collaboration, research on reading and teaching, assessment,
emergent literary practices, computer-mediated communication, and
metacognition. He will devote his plenary discussion time to examining
intersections between teaching students and mentoring consultants in
writing centers. His individual session is scheduled for 9:45am-10:30am
and will focus on how directors might establish a program to support
undergraduates who are engaged in research.
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