Lecturer, SUNY Polytechnic Institute

PhD, Syracuse University, 2010. M.A., English, Virginia Tech, 2003. B.A., English, James Madison University, 1996.

Research Interests: Composition theory, imitation/modeling as practical classroom applications, student- and skill-based learning, style and form in composition.

Dissertation Title: Locating and Enacting Writerly Authority in First-Year Composition: A Textual Study of Influence and Evidence.