This document provides biographical information about Karen G. Johnson, including her education, publications, presentations, and roles at Shippensburg University. It lists her educational background, including degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi, Pennsylvania State University, and Liberty University. It also extensively lists her publications such as book chapters, journal articles, and conference presentations. The document establishes Karen G. Johnson as an expert in the field of writing with a focus on tutoring, basic writing, and assessment.

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Writing Studio in the Learning Center
Shippensburg University
1871 Old Main Dr.
Shippensburg, PA 17257
kgjohnson@ship.edu
EDUCATION
1980-1983: University of Southern Mississippi, Long Beach, Mississippi
B.S. in Elementary Education
Honors Graduate
1987-1995: Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, Pennsylvania
M. Ed. in Teaching and Curriculum with Reading Specialist Certification
Honors Graduate
2005-2009: Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia
Ed. D. in Teaching and Learning
Graduate with High Distinction
Dissertation: Bridging Academic Writing with Service-Learning: Measuring Student Perceptions
and Learning Outcomes of an Academic Writing Course
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
Johnson, K.G. (November, 2012). Mobile Sustainability: An Adjunct’s Development of a Permanent
Practice. In J. Restaino and L. Cella (Eds.), Unsustainable: Owning our Best Short-lived Efforts at
Community Writing Work. New York: Lexington Books.
Johnson, K.G., Ott, H.K., & Drager, M.W. (Spring, 2015). Writing Tutoring Boosts Students’ Skills and
Confidence. In K. A. Charron (Ed.), Writing Center Theory and Practice: Vol. 4 (pp. 51-62).
Stuyvesant Falls, NY: Rapid Intellect. (Reprinted from Academic Exchange Quarterly).
Book Foreword
Johnson, K.G. (2015). Foreword. In K. A. Charron (Ed.), Writing Center Theory and Practice: Sound
Instruction Vol. 4 (pp. v). Stuyvesant Falls, NY: Rapid Intellect.
Journal Article in Nationally Refereed Periodical: Editors’ Choice Award
Johnson, K., Ott, H. & Drager, M. (2015). Writing Tutoring Boosts Students’ Skills and Confidence.
Academic Exchange Quarterly, 19(1). http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/
Journal Articles in Nationally Refereed Periodical
Knight, M. L. Johnson, K. G., & Stewart, F. (Spring, 2016). Reducing student apprehension of public
speaking: Evaluating effectiveness of group tutoring practices. The Learning Assistance Review,
21(1), 21-54.
Johnson, K. G. & Galluzzo, B. J. (Spring, 2014). Effects of Directed Learning Groups upon Students’ Ability
to Understand Conceptual Ideas. The Learning Assistance Review, 19(1), 7-44.

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Online Peer-Reviewed Research Indexes
Johnson, K.G., Knight, M., & Stewart, F. (in press). Reducing Student Apprehension of Public Speaking:
Evaluating Effectiveness of Tutorials in a Writing Center. Research Exchange: An Index of
Contemporary Writing Research, 1. http://researchexchange.colostate.edu/index.cfm
Johnson, K., & Drager, M., & Bryson, R. (2015). Strengthening Basic Writing Skills: A Collaborative
Approach between Media Writing Courses and Writing Studio Tutoring. Research Exchange: An Index of
Contemporary Writing Research, 1. http://researchexchange.colostate.edu/index.cfm
Annotated Bibliography
Johnson, Karen G. (in press). Understanding Modal Affordances: Student Perceptions of Potentials and
Limitations in Multimodal Composition. [Annotated bibliography of article by K. P. Alexander, B.
Powell, & S. C. Green]. The Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Basic Writing. New York:
Bedford/St. Martin’s.
Published Conference Proceeding
Johnson, K. G. & Waddell, S. (2011) Connecting Basic Writers to the Writing Center: How Writing
Consultations Impact Student Perceptions and Achievement of Learning Outcomes. WPA
Conference Proceedings. http://wpacouncil.org/taxonomy/term/1730.
Published Research Bibliography
Johnson, Karen G. (October 2010). Service-Learning in First-Year Composition: Programmatic Approaches
and Measurable Effects, WPA-CompPile Research Bibliographies, No. 10. WPA-CompPile
Research Bibliographies. http://comppile.org/wpa/bibliographies/Bib10/Johnson.pdf
Dissertation
Johnson, K. (2009). Bridging academic writing with service-learning: Measuring student perceptions and
learning outcomes of an academic writing course. Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA.
Regional Newsletter Article
Johnson, K.G. (Fall, 2010). Shippensburg Awards PADE Scholarships. PADE Informer, 30(1).
http://www.pade-pa.org/Informer/PADE%20Fall%202010%20Informer.pdf
FORTHCOMING JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cella, L., Johnson, K., Mathieu, P., Parks, S., Restaino, J., Goldblatt, E. (Fall, 2016). Unsustainable Snapshot
Response to Conference on Community Writing. Boulder: CO.
FORTHCOMING BOOK CHAPTER
Johnson, K. G. (Fall, 2016). Multiplying Impact: Combining Third and Fourthspaces to Holistically Engage
Basic Writers. Innovative Developments in Studio Practice. Hampton Books.
FORTHCOMING GUEST EDITOR FOR The Writing Lab Newsletter: A Journal of Writing Center
Scholarship
Johnson, K. and Roggenbuck, T. (Spring, 2017). A special edition on tutor training. Writing Lab Newsletter:
A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship.

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PUBLICATION UNDER REVISION FOR RESUBMISSION
Drager, M., Ott, H., Sipes, C., and Johnson, K. (2015). Getting it “Write”: Strengthening basic grammar
skills through collaborative efforts. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher
Education.
UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS
Johnson, K. & Miller, H. (April, 2016). The Writing Studio Bulletin, Shippensburg University
Johnson, K. & Williams, A. (November, 2015) The Writing Studio Bulletin, Shippensburg University
Johnson, K. & Williams, A. (February, 2015) The Writing Studio Bulletin, Shippensburg University
Johnson, K. & Williams, A. (November, 2014). The Writing Studio Bulletin, Shippensburg University.
Johnson, K. & Williams, A. (September, 2014). The Writing Studio Bulletin, Shippensburg University.
Johnson, K. & Williams, A. (April, 2014). The Writing Studio Bulletin, Shippensburg University.
Johnson, K. & Williams, A. (March, 2014). The Writing Studio Bulletin, Shippensburg University.
Johnson, K. & Williams A. (February, 2014). The Writing Studio Bulletin, Shippensburg University.
Johnson, K. & Bryson, R. (November, 2013). The Writing Studio Bulletin, Shippensburg University.
Johnson, K. & Bryson, R. (November, 2013). The Writing Studio Bulletin, Shippensburg University.
Johnson, K. & Bryson, R. (October, 2013). The Writing Studio Bulletin, Shippensburg University.
Johnson, K. & Bryson, R. (September, 2013). The Writing Studio Bulletin, Shippensburg University.
WRITING STUDIO TRAINING MANUALS
Johnson, K. (2015) Writing Studio Training Manual for Social Work Studio Groups. Shippensburg
University
Johnson, K., Kagarise, J., Wilt, A., Seo, J. (2014). Reciprocal Learning Processes: An International Writer
Informs and Co-Authors Tutorial Training Manual. Shippensburg University.
Johnson, K. (2012). Tutor Training Manual. Shippensburg University.
Johnson, K. and Cella, C. (2013). Writing Fellow Training Manual. Shippensburg University.
Johnson, K., Williams, A., Slotter, A. (2014). Graduate Assistant Training Manual. Shippensburg University.
Article Reviewer
Reviewer for The Writing Lab Newsletter, 2014-present
Review Committee Member for Proteus: A Journal of Ideas, 2010-2012
Article Reviewer for Double Helix: A Journal of Critical Thinking and Writing, spring 2013-present.
INVITED DISSERTATION COMMITTEE MEMBER
Howard-Hamilton, M., Collins, D., & Johnson, K. (November 2015-March 2015). “The Languages of Other
People: The Experiences of Tutors, Administrators, and Students in a South African Multilingual
Writing Center” at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Johnson, K. Clements, J. & Fisher, L. (2016). “We all write better together! Developing writing groups
for1st year and 4th year social work students" at the Annual Symposium of the International
Association for Social Work with Groups in New York City, New York.
Slotter, A. & Johnson, K. (2016). “Qualitative Analysis of Graduate Students’ Assumptions” at the
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Composition and Communication in Houston, Texas.
Johnson, K., Williams, A., & Slotter, A. (April 11, 2015). “Shared Spaces in a Learning Commons:
Examining Writers’ Perceptions of Safe Spaces and Ability to Achieve Writing Goals” at the
International Writing Centers Association Collaborative at the Conference on College Composition
and Communication in Tampa, FL.
Zimmerelli, L., Dellicarpini, D., Crimmins, C. Ryan, L., Johnson, K., & Brumback, A. (2014). “Technicolor
Writing Centers: Sponsoring, Supporting, and Sustaining Undergraduate Research” at the
International Writing Centers Association Conference in San Diego.
Foster, S., Johnson, J., Koenig, N., Caranante, G., Ebmeir, M., Brumback, A., Zimmerelli, L., & Johnson, K.
(October 29, 2014). “Undergraduate Student Research in the Writing Center,” a Special Interest
Group at the International Writing Centers Association Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Strine, S. & Johnson, K. (October 26, 2012). “Shoring Up Student Writing: Interdepartmental Collaborations
Combine Expertise to Improve the Teaching of Writing” at the International Writing Centers
Association Conference in San Diego.
Johnson, K. & Fisher, M. (October 26, 2012). “Changing Identities: The Development of New Proficiencies
when Transitioning from an Undergraduate to a Graduate Tutoring Position,” at the International
Writing Centers Association Conference in San Diego.
Johnson, K. & Cella, C. (April 6, 2011). “Importing New Modes of Assessment: Adopting Rigorous
Evaluations to Determine Effects of Writing Center Consultations” at the International Writing
Centers Association Collaborative at the Conference on College Composition and Communication in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Special Interest Group Leader at the International Writing Centers Association Conference on November 5,
2010.
Johnson, K., & Cella, C. (November 5, 2010). “Charting a New Course: One University’s Piloting of New
Collaborations and Initiatives” at the International Writing Centers Association Conference in
Baltimore, Maryland.
Johnson, K., Waddell, S., Cella, L., Hagan, K., & Bollinger, N. (November 6, 2010). “Writing Consultants
as Tugboats: An Investigation on the “Pull” Consultant Feedback Exerts on Student Achievement” at
the International Writing Centers Association conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
Bollinger, N. Hagan, K., & Johnson, K. (November 7, 2010). “An Investigation on the “Pull” Consultant
Feedback Exerts on Student Achievement” –Scholar-to-Scholar poster presentation at the
International Writing Centers Association conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Cella, L., & Johnson, K. (2015). “Reassessing Sustainability in University Community Partnerships” at the
Conference on Community Writing in Boulder, Colorado.
Ott, H., Drager, M., Sipes, C., & Johnson, K. (August 8, 2015). “Getting it “Write”: Strengthening Basic
Grammar Skills Through Collaborative Efforts” at the Association for Education in Journalism and

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Mass Communication in San Francisco, California. Elected Standing Committee on Teaching
2013, Received 3rd
place award in this division. http://www.aejmc.org/home/2015/06/spig-2015-
abstracts/
Sutton, M., Grego, N. Tassoni, J., Matzke,A., Garrett, B., Ringer, N. Heilman, C.W., Biedenbach, S.,
Sepulveda, A., Ritola, T., Sursavage, M., Schneider, B., Gray, M. Fraizer, D., Johnson, K., Carney,
W., Minardi, C., & Cardinal, A. (March 18, 2015). Writing Studio Tools and Strategies across
Contexts: Exploring Possibilities at Your Institutions at the Conference on College Composition and
Communication in Tampa, FL.
Johnson, K., Roggenbuck, T., & Koenig, N. (October 31, 2014). “Developing a Cross-Institutional
Assessment Community to Study Writing Fellows in Developmental Writing Classrooms” at the
National Conference for Peer Tutoring in Writing Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Johnson, K., Foster, S., Brumback, A., Koenig, N., Kownacki, L., Schaefer, A., Johnson, J. (March 22,
2014), “Reopening Futures: Empowering Basic Writers through a Writing Fellow Program,” at the
Conference on College Composition and Communication in Indianapolis, IN.
Johnson, K. and Wallace, B. (October 28, 2013) “Creating Sustainable Assessment: A Pretest-Posttest Model
Secures Permanent Funding Source and Improves Students’ Academic Standing in the University,”
at the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Drager, M., Johnson, K, & Bryson, B. (August 10, 2013). “Strengthening Basic Writing Skills: A
Collaborative Approach Between Media Writing Courses and Writing Studio Tutoring,” at the
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Washington, D. C. - Elected
Standing Committee on Teaching 2013, Ranked 5th
out of 100 papers in this division (46%
acceptance rate).
Restaino, J. Cella, C., Johnson, K. Goldblatt, E., Mathieu, P., Long, E., Feigenbaum, P., Donnelly, M.,
Clifton, J. (March 21, 2012). “Unsustainable: Owning Our Best, Short-Lived Efforts at Community
Writing Work,” a half-day workshop at the Conference on College Composition and Communication
in St. Louis, Missouri.
Johnson, K. & Cella, C. (April 6, 2011). “Importing New Modes of Assessment: Adopting Rigorous
Evaluations to Determine Effects of Writing Center Consultations” at the International Writing
Centers Association Collaborative at the Conference on College Composition and Communication in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Johnson, K. & Waddell, S. (July 17, 2010). “Connecting Basic Writers to the Writing Center: How Writing
Consultations Impact Student Perceptions and Achievement of Learning Outcomes” at the Writing
Program Administrator’s national conference in Philadelphia.
Crimmins, C., Waddell, S., & Johnson, K. (March 20, 2010). “Rethinking Commenting Strategies for a New
Generation of Developmental Writers” in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Conference on College
Composition and Communication.
DelliCarpini, D. Goldblatt, E., Rose, S. Johnson, K. & Hagan, K. (November 20, 2009). “Learning New
Literacies: What Engagement with Communities Can Teach College Programs” in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, at the National Council of Teachers of English.

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REGIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Slotter, A., Weidner, J., Miller, H., & Johnson, K. (March 19, 2016). “How to Use Graduate Misconceptions
to Guide Writing Center Innovations” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference at
Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.
Weidner, J., Slotter, A., Miller, H., & Johnson, K. (March 19, 2016). “Innovative Scheduling System
Increases Graduate Student Consultations” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association
Conference at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.
Johnson, K., Carrero, K., Jantz, C., & Wonders, C. (June 2, 2015). “Creating a Sacred Space for Scholarship:
Faculty Writing Groups Enhance Scholar Productivity and Engagement” at Innovations in Faculty
Development Symposium at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, PA.
Johnson, K. Weidner, Williams, A., Slotter, A., & Scheer, P. (April 11, 2015). “Tutorial Spaces: A
Comparative Analysis between Writers’ Perceptions about Open and Private Spaces and their Ability
to Achieve Writing Goals” at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
Johnson, K. Weidner, J. & Miller, M. (2014). “Generating Support through Innovation: One Writing Center’s
Tale of Program Creation” at the Innovations in Supporting International Students Symposium at
Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, PA.
Ott, H. and Johnson, K. (April 5, 2014). “Creating synergy through collaboration: How peer tutoring
has empowered journalism students,” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association at
Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD.
Johnson, K. ., Foster, S., Brumback, A., Koenig, N., Schaefer, A., & Johnson, J. (April 5, 2014). “Generating
and Measuring Change: A Rigorous Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Evaluates a Re-Imagined
Writing Studio/Writing Fellow Program” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association at
Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD.
Johnson, K. and Wallace, B. (April 5, 2013). “Using the LASSI to Measure Academic Recovery and
Academic Resilience,” at the Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Educators in Lancaster,
PA.
Johnson, K. Wallace, B. & Marschall, S. (April 12, 2012). “Assessing the Impact of Writing Consultations
upon Student Achievement of Learning Outcomes,” at the Pennsylvania Association of
Developmental Education in Harrisburg, PA.
Johnson, K., Knight, K. & Mattone, Amanda (March 31, 2012). “Changing the “Change Agent”: Writing
Centers Serving as Speaking Centers” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference
in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Johnson, K. Cella, C. & Marschall, S. (March 31, 2012). “Workshop for Writing Center Professionals” at the
Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Johnson, K. & Thompson, M. (March 31, 2012). “Writing Studios as Places of Change: Measuring Changes
in Perception and Writing Skills of Basic Writers” ” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association
Conference in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.

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Marschall, S. & Johnson, K. (November 5, 2011). “The Importance of Nonverbal Communication, Gender
and Leadership in Groups” at the Cumberland Valley Women’s Conference at Shippensburg
University, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Johnson, K. & Stewart, F. (April, 16, 2011). “Doing More with Less: Using Technology and Networks to
Serve More Students” at the Middle Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference in West
Chester, Pennsylvania.
Johnson, K. & Bollinger, N. (March, 2010). “Tutors Shaping Tutors: Using Tutor Narratives to Create
Community, Enhance Professional Development, and Improve Training for New Tutors” at the
Middle Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference at the University of Delaware.
Johnson, K. (March 28, 2009). “Students as Town Criers: Finding New Genres to Promote Writing Centers”
at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association in York, Pennsylvania.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Johnson, K., Moore, J., Waddell, S. & Schoettler, M. (2015). “Quantitative Research Workshop” at the
Naylor Workshop, York College of Pennsylvania, York, Pa.
Johnson, K., Vincelette, E. Shearer, F., & Schubert, L. (2015). “Writing Center in the Learning Commons:
Opportunities, Pitfalls, and Administrative Strategies” workshop at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers
Association at James Madison University.
Auten, J. & Johnson, K. (April 4, 2014). “Generating a Publishable Article: Putting Ideas into Print,”
workshop at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD.
Johnson, K., Cella, C. & Kungl, C. (April 6, 2013). “3D Triangulation: Using Multi-Dimensional
Approaches for Program Assessment,” workshop at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association at
California University of Pennsylvania in California, PA.
Student-Supported Presentations: 56 presentations with 101 student participants. Students’ names are
bolded.
Conzo, C. (April, 2016). “Why Undergraduate Research Projects Fizzle” Poster at the Minds at Work
Conference at Shippensburg University.
Slotter, A. & Weidner, J., & Miller, H. (April, 2016). “How to Use Graduate Misconceptions to Guide
Writing Center Innovations” Poster at the Minds at Work Conference at Shippensburg University.
Conzo, C. (April, 2016). “Why Undergraduate Research Projects Fizzle” at the Workshop on Conference on
College Composition and Communication in Houston, Texas.
Slotter, A. & Johnson, K. (April, 2016). “Qualitative Analysis of Graduate Students’ Assumptions” at the
International Writing Centers Association Conference Collaborative at the Conference on College
Composition and Communication in Houston, Texas.
Slotter, A., Weidner, J., Miller, H., & Johnson, K. (March 19, 2016). “How to Use Graduate
Misconceptions to Guide Writing Center Innovations” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers
Association Conference at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.

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Weidner, J., Slotter, A., Miller, H., & Johnson, K. (March 19, 2016). “Innovative Scheduling System
Increases Graduate Student Consultations” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association
Conference at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.
Todora, C. (September 25, 2015). “Grit and Service-Learning” at the Naylor Workshop at York College of
Pennsylvania.
Slotter, A., & Weidner, J. (November 5-8). “Assumptions and Misconceptions about Writing Centers and
How They Affect Writing Center Usage.” National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing at Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Williams, A., Slotter, A., Scheer, P. & Weidner, J. (April 11, 2015). “Tutorial Spaces: A Comparative
Analysis between Writers’ Perceptions about Open and Private Spaces and their Ability to Achieve
Writing Goals” poster session at the Celebration of Student Research Conference at Shippensburg
University.
Johnson, K. Williams, A., Slotter, A., & Weidner, J. (April 11, 2015). “Tutorial Spaces: A Comparative
Analysis between Writers’ Perceptions about Open and Private Spaces and their Ability to Achieve
Writing Goals” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference at James Madison
University in Harrisonburg, VA.
Johnson, K., Williams, A., & Slotter, A. (2015). “Shared Spaces in a Learning Commons: Examining
Writers’ Perceptions of Safe Spaces and Ability to Achieve Writing Goals” at the International
Writing Centers Association at the Conference on College Composition and Communication in
Tampa, FL.
Johnson, K. Weidner, J. & Miller, M. (November 6, 2014). “Generating Support through Innovation: One
Writing Center’s Tale of Program Creation” at the Innovations in Supporting International Students
Symposium at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, PA.
Johnson, K., Roggenbuck, T., & Koenig, N. (October 31, 2014). “Developing a Cross-Institutional
Assessment Community to Study Writing Fellows in Developmental Writing Classrooms” at the
National Conference for Peer Tutoring in Writing Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Zimmerelli, L., DelliCarpini, D., Crimmins, C. Ryan, L., Johnson, K., & Brumback, A. (October 30, 2014).
“Technicolor Writing Centers: Sponsoring, Supporting, and Sustaining Undergraduate Research” at
the International Writing Centers Association Conference in San Diego.
Foster, S. Koenig, N. Johnson, J. & Brumback, A. (October 31, 2014). “Animating Basic Writers: How an
Imaginative Writing Fellow Program can Transform Students’ Perceptions” at the International
Writing Centers Association Conference in Orlando, FL.
Foster, S., Johnson, J., Koenig, N., Caranante, G., Ebmeir, M., Brumback, A., Zimmerelli, L., & Johnson,
K. (October 30, 2014). “Undergraduate Student Research in the Writing Center,” a Special Interest
Group at the International Writing Centers Association Conference in San Diego.
Koenig, N., & Brumback, A. (October 24, 2014). “The College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board
Presentation” at the College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board Meeting at Shippensburg
University in Pennsylvania.

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Koenig, N., Foster, S., Brumback, A., & Johnson, J. (April 22, 2014). “Generating and Measuring
Change: A Rigorous Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Shippensburg’s Writing Fellows
Program” at the Celebration of Student Research Conference at Shippensburg University,
Shippensburg, PA.
Seo, J., Kagarise, J., & Wilt, A. (April 22, 2014). Reciprocal Learning Processes: An International Writer
Informs and Co-Authors Tutorial Training Manual” at the Celebration of Student Research
Conference at Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA.
Kagarise, J. Wilt, A. & Jeong, S. (April 22, 2014). “Using Reciprocal Learning Processes to Empower
International Writers,” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association at Salisbury University in
Salisbury, MD.
Johnson, K., Foster, S., Brumback, A., Koenig, N., Schaefer, A., & Johnson, J. (April 5, 2014).
“Generating and Measuring Change: A Rigorous Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Evaluates a
Re-Imagined Writing Studio/Writing Fellow Program” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers
Association at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD.
Geary, D. (April 5, 2014). “Negotiating Online Agendas with ELL Students” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing
Centers Association at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD.
Holahan, C. (April 5, 2014). “The Studio: Implementing Creative Writing into University Learning Centers”
” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD.
Johnson, K., Foster, S., Brumback, A., Koenig, N., Kownacki, L., Schaefer, A., & Johnson, J. (March 22,
2014), “Reopening Futures: Empowering Basic Writers through a Writing Fellow Program,”
Indianapolis, IN.
Drager, M., Johnson, K., & Bryson, B. (August 10, 2013). “Strengthening Basic Writing Skills: A
Collaborative Approach between Media Writing Courses and Writing Studio Tutoring,” at the
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Washington, D. C
Fisher, M. (2013). Changing Identities: Transitioning from an Undergraduate to a Graduate Tutor Position at
the Celebration of Student Research Conference at Shippensburg University on April 23, 2013.
Nearhoof, L. and Dunn, C. (April 23, 2013). “Writing Fellow Assessment: Searching for the “Proof” of our
Effectiveness” at the Celebration of Student Research Conference at Shippensburg University at
Shippensburg University.
Nearhoof, L. & Dunn, C. (April 6, 2013). “Three Dimensions of Student Researchers: Initiators, Assessors,
and Identifiers of Best Practices,” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association at California
University of Pennsylvania in California, PA.
Nearhoof, L. & Dunn, C. (April 6, 2013). “Writing Fellow Assessment: Searching for the ‘Proof’ of our
Effectiveness” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association at California University of
Pennsylvania in California, PA.
Strine, S. (April 6, 2013). “Creating a Third Dimension of Learning through Collaboration” at the Mid-
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VanBuskirk, S. (April 6, 2013). “Student Improvement through Individualized Tutoring Strategies: A
Qualitative Error Analysis Study” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association at California
University of Pennsylvania in California, PA.
VanBuskirk, S. (April 6, 2013). “3D Glasses on an Education Major” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers
Association at California University of Pennsylvania in California, PA.
Bryson, R. (April 6, 2013). “Three Dimensions of Tutoring in Media Writing: Students Perspectives’,
Tutors’ Experiences, and Quantitative Measures Provide Useful Assessment Information” at the
Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association at California University of Pennsylvania in California,
PA.
Kagarise, J. (April 6, 2013). “Tutoring Strategies for ELL” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association
at California University of Pennsylvania in California, PA.
Strine, S. (October 26, 2012). “Shoring Up Student Writing: Interdepartmental Collaborations Combine
Expertise to Improve the Teaching of Writing” at the International Writing Centers Association
Conference in San Diego.
Fisher, M. (October 26, 2012). “Changing Identities: The Development of New Proficiencies when
Transitioning from an Undergraduate to a Graduate Tutoring Position,” at the International Writing
Centers Association Conference in San Diego.
Thompson, M. (April 19, 2012). “Writing Studios as Places of Change: Measuring Changes in Perceptions
and Writing Skills of Basic Writers” at the Celebration of Student Research Conference at
Shippensburg University.
Shive, C. & Tavakoli, A. (April 19, 2012). “Writing Centers as Change Agents” at the Celebration of
Student Research Conference at Shippensburg University.
Thompson, M. (April 12, 2012). “Assessing the Impact of Writing Consultations upon Student Achievement
of Learning Outcomes,” at the Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Education in Harrisburg,
PA.
Shive, C. & Tavakoli, A. (March 31, 2012). “Workshop for Peer Tutors,” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing
Centers Association Conference in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Greenawalt, Anne, & Fisher, M. (March 31, 2012). “Face-to-Face vs. Online Writing Consultations for
Graduate Students,” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference in Shippensburg,
Pennsylvania, on.
Johnson, K., Knight, M., and Mattone, A. (March 31, 2012). “Changing the “Change Agent”: Writing
Centers Serving as Speaking Centers” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference
in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Johnson, Karen and Thompson, M. (March 30, 2012). “Writing Studios as Places of Change: Measuring
Changes in Perception and Writing Skills of Basic Writers” ” at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers
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Nicole B. (April 19, 2011). “Writing Consultants as Tugboats: An Investigation on the “Pull” Consultant
Feedback Exerts on Student Achievement” at the Celebration of Student Research Conference at
Shippensburg University.
Dougherty, O. (April 19, 2011). “Friending” the Communications Department: A Quantitative Study of a
New Coaching Initiative for the Communication/Journalism Department at the Celebration of
Student Research Conference at Shippensburg University.
Shive, C. (April 19, 2011). “Friending” the Communications Department: Establishing a New Social
Network that Provides Coaching for the Communications/Journalism Department through
Qualitative Analysis” at the Celebration of Student Research Conference at Shippensburg
University.
Nelson, D. April 19, 2011). “TLC: The Learning Center” at the Celebration of Student Research Conference
at Shippensburg University.
Johnson, Karen & Steggles, F. (April, 16, 2011). “Doing More with Less: Using Technology and Networks
to Serve More Students” at the Middle Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference in West
Chester, Pennsylvania.
Bailey, Nicole, Shive, C., & Dougherty, O. (April, 16, 2011). “Friending” the Communications Department:
Establishing a New Social Network that Provides Coaching for the Communications/Journalism
Department” at the Middle Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference in West Chester,
Pennsylvania.
Johnson, Karen, Cella, Laurie, & Bollinger, N. (April 6, 2011). “Importing New Modes of Assessment:
Adopting Rigorous Evaluations to Determine Effects of Writing Center Consultations” at the
International Writing Centers Association Collaborative at the Conference on College Composition
and Communication in Atlanta, Georgia.
Johnson, K., Waddell, S., Cella, L. Hagan, K., & Bollinger, B. (November 6, 2010). “Writing Consultants
as Tugboats: An Investigation on the “Pull” Consultant Feedback Exerts on Student Achievement” at
the International Writing Centers Association conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
Bollinger, N. (April 20, 2010). “Tutors Shaping Tutors: Using Tutor Narratives to Create Community,
Enhance Professional Development, and Improve Training for New Tutors” at the Celebration of
Student Research Conference at Shippensburg University.
Greenawalt, A. (April 20, 2010). “Face-to-Face vs. Online Writing Consultations for Graduate Students” at
the Celebration of Student Research Conference at Shippensburg University.
Johnson, Karen, Bollinger, N., & Anthony, E. (April 10, 2010). “Tutors Shaping Tutors: Using Tutor
Narratives to Create Community, Enhance Professional Development, and Improve Training for
New Tutors” at the Middle Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference at the University of
Delaware.
Waddell, Sam, Crimmins, Cindy, Johnson, Karen, and Bollinger, N. (March 20, 2010). “Rethinking
Commenting Strategies for a New Generation of Developmental Writers” in Louisville, Kentucky, at
the Conference on College Composition and Communication.

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Spring 2010-present: Advisor for students submitting narratives to Write the Ship
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Shippensburg University 2016-Present
ENG 113: Introduction to Academic Writing (2 sections)
Assistant Professor, Shippensburg University 2009-2015
English 050: Basic Writing (5 sections)
Academic Success Program 101: Introduction to Higher Education (4 sections)
English 106: Writing Intensive First Year Seminar (Team-taught with Dr. Laurie Cella)
English 420: Studies in Writing (5 sections; Team-taught one section with Dr. Laurie Cella)
York College of Pennsylvania, August 2007- May 2009
Writing 102: Analytical Reading and Writing (6 sections)
Writing 202: Academic Writing (7 sections)
Professional Writing Tutor in the Learning Resource Center (1 year)
Harrisburg Area Community College, August 2006-2009
English 001: Strategy-Based Reading (1 section)
English 002: Strategy-Based Reading (3 sections)
English 003: Strategy-Based Reading (16 sections)
Adjunct Instructor at ITT Technical Institute, February 2006-December 2006
Algebra I, computer strategies, and soft skills for the technical professional (9 sections)
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Director of the Writing Studio, Shippensburg University, August 2011-Present
• Responsibilities: directs face-to-face and online writing tutoring services
• Recruits, hires, trains, and supervises undergraduate tutors, writing fellows, ELL tutors, and
graduate assistants
• Developed and maintains specialized writing tutoring programs for English, Human Communication
Studies, Communication/Journalism Departments, English Language Learners, and Graduate
Students
• Conducts ongoing assessments and surveys of services
• Promotes Writing Studio services across campus, including the Writing Studio Bulletin
• Maintains and creates webpage content for teaching and outreach
• Provides writing workshops for undergraduate and graduate students
• Provides faculty development workshops for Writing Across the Disciplines
• Develops initiatives in scholarship and grant writing for faculty
• Prepares yearly assessment reports
Interim Director of the Learning Center, May 2010- August 2011
• Managed, supervised, and coordinated the Learning Center professional staff
• Developed and maintained the budget
• Implemented and assessed new and ongoing programs and services such as the French Study Groups
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• Promoted learning support services throughout campus
• Worked collaboratively with faculty and staff from other campus departments and organizations to
meet the academic support needs of the campus community
• Enhanced the development of study groups for math, science, and foreign languages
Assistant Professor, Associate Director of the Learning Center, August 2009-May 2010
• Assisted the Director with the implementation and assessment of new and existing learning and writing
support services
• Recruited, hired, trained, and supervised undergraduate and graduate tutors
• Collaborated with the English, sociology and Communication/Journalism Departments to incorporate new
writing support services
• Prepared and conducted presentations and workshops on campus
• Wrote yearly reports and grants
• Assisted in the administration of peer tutoring and the Academic Improvement plan
• Assisted with the creation of web page content for the purposes of teaching and outreach
Educational Therapist and Classroom Plus Provider at Schoolhouse Learning Centre, August 1993-May
2006
• Provided educational therapy, tutoring, consultations, and counseling for learning disabled children and
adults.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Third place paper award at the 2015 AEMJC Conference
Faculty Appreciation Award at the Spring 2015 Scholar Athlete Appreciation Luncheon for making a
contribution for the hard work and dedication to student athletes.
Featured in the Fall 2014 Shippensburg University Magazine for the service-learning component in my Basic
Writing course.
Featured as the cover stories for the October 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014 publications of the campus
magazine, The Slate, for service-learning projects completed in my class.
Fifth place paper award at the 2013 AEMJC Conference
Faculty of the Month award from the Women’s Panhellenic Council on May, 2013.
Teaching Innovations in Scholarship and Pedagogy Award with a $500.00 travel award for professional
development, August 2012
Featured in Shippensburg University’s Provost Office Press in the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Newsletters for
innovative teaching practices and hosting the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference.
Grant Awards
Fisher, L., Johnson, K., & Clemens, J. (2015). Academic Innovation Grant for Social Work Writing Studios
for $5480. This grant funded the training of a social work tutor to lead Studio groups for an
introductory and capstone Social Work course.

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Johnson, K. & Weidner, J. (2015). Online Writing Tutoring Supports Off-Campus and Online Students.
Shippensburg University: Changing the Teaching and Learning Paradigm through the Use of
Technology.
Johnson, K. (2014). Academic Innovation Grant for Faculty Writing Group for $2,500. PCDE’s Academic
Innovation Grant Program funded a summer Writer’s Retreat, monthly writing groups, and a book
for writing group attenders.
Changing the Teaching and Learning Paradigm through the Use of Technology Grant for $6,097.23 through
Technology Fee Grant for three interactive white boards and a smart cart for the Learning Center,
March 2012
Johnson K., Wallace, B., Marschall, S. & Juarez, J. (2012). Assessing Study Skills of Students on Academic
Probation 2012-2013. We received $1,000 for the Learning and Study Skills Inventory for helping
students on academic probation identify their study weaknesses from the Academic Affairs
Assessment Team Grant Fund.
Cella, L., Crochunis, T. & Johnson, K. (2011). The Department of English Writing Intensive First Year
Seminar Assessment Plan. Received funding for a Consultant-Evaluator visit from the Writing
Program Administrators.
Faculty Training and Continued Education Grant, Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Writing Retreat, spring of
2013. Received $594.00 to attend a writing retreat that encourages writing center scholarship.
Faculty Excellence in Scholarship and Teaching Grant for Summer Institute for Writing Center Directors and
Professionals, May, 2010. Received $983 to attend the institute.
International Writing Centers Association Grant Recipient ($200) for the Summer Institute, Summer 2010.
CFEST Travel Grant for presentation at a national conference, Tampa, FL, 2014, 1068.96
CFEST Travel Grant for presentation at an international conference, Orlando, FL, 2014, $1,400.
CFEST Travel Grant for presentation at a regional conference, Salisbury, MD, 2014, $293.63
CFEST Travel Grant for presentation at a national conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2014, $1,000.
CFEST Travel Grant for presentation at an international conference, San Diego, CA, 2012, $900.
CFEST Travel Grant for presentation at an international conference, Atlanta, GA, 2011, $750.
CFEST Travel Grant for presentation at a national conference, Louisville, KY, 2010, $600.
CFEST Travel Grant for presentation at a national conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2009, $900.
Advisor/Mentor for Student Grants
Crystal Conzo, Undergraduate Research Grant for presentation at a national conference, 2016, $500.
Jessica Weidner and Ariel Slotter, Graduate Research Grant for presentation at a national conference, 2015,
$500.
Adrienne Williams, Graduate Research Grant for presentation at a national conference, 2015, $700
Ariel Slotter, Graduate Research Grant for presentation at a national conference, 2015, $700
Jessica Weidner, Graduate Research Grant for presentation at a national conference, 2015, $700
Sheila Foster, Nicole Koenig, Jessica Johnson, and Abbie Brumback, Student/Faculty Research Engagement
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Sheila Foster, Abbie Brumback, Nicole Koenig, Jessica Johnson, Laura Kownacki, and Angela Schaffer,
Student/Faculty Research Engagement for $1,920.00. (I mentored students in writing the grant; Dr.
Laurie Cella submitted it through the College of Arts and Sciences.)
Janelle Kagarise and Adria Wilt, Undergraduate Research Grant for presentation at regional conference,
2013, $382.
Janelle Kagarise, Adria Wilt, Jeongah Seo, Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference
Scholarship Award for travel and conference expenses at the conference, $200
Cara Dunn and Lauren Nearhoof, Undergraduate Research Grant for presentation at regional conference,
2012, $433.
Michelle Fisher, Graduate Research Grant for presentation at international conference, 2012, $575
Anne Greenawalt, Graduate Research Grant for presentation at regional conference, 2011, $155
Nicole Bollinger, Graduate Research Grant for presentation at international conference, 2010, $500
Cassandra Shive and Ariana Tavakoli, Undergraduate Research Grant for presentation at regional
conference, 2011, $310.
Olivia Dougherty, Undergraduate Research Grant for presentation at regional conference, 2010, $612.
Cassandra Shive, Undergraduate Research Grant for presentation at regional conference, 2010, $612.
Assisted an additional 10 students in writing grants who did not get funding.
COMMITTEES: University-Wide
Fall 2014- Spring 2015 General Education Council
• GEC Assessment Committee
Fall 2014 - present: University Tenure Committee
Spring 2014-present: CFEST
• Chair of CFEST Sponsored Faculty and Grant Writing Groups
Spring 2014-Fall 2014: Community Engagement Task Force
Spring 2014-present: Provost’s Task Force on Faculty Grants
• Fall 2014 - present: Support for Grant Seeking and Proposal Writing Subcommittee
Fall 2012-2013 Academic Day Committee
• Fall 2009-2014: Co-Chair of Academic Day Service-Learning Day Committee
Fall 2013- Spring 2014: ELL Summer Program Committee
Fall 2013- Spring 2014: Academic Affairs Assessment Team
• Spring 2014: Assessment Report Reviewer
• Fall 2014: Rubric Development Subcommittee
Fall 2013- Spring 2014: General Education Council
• GEC Assessment Committee
• Fall 2013- GEC Assessment Survey Developer
Fall 2013-Spring 2014: Center for Faculty Excellence in Scholarship and Teaching Committee Member
Fall 2013-2014 Academic Day Committee
• Fall 2010-2011: Co-Chair of Academic Day Service-Learning Day Committee
Spring 2013-Fall 2014: Service-Learning Advisory Committee
Spring 2013-Summer 2013: Coordinated the request to hire a consultant to provide guidance for the growing
international student population; also coordinated the visit, payment, and recommendations.
Spring 2012-2013: Conference Planning Committee Member for the Emerging and Innovative Teaching,
Learning, and Assessment Practices to Ensure Student Success
Fall 2011-2012 Academic Day Committee
Fall 2011-2012: Co-Chair of Academic Day Service-Learning Day Committee
Fall 2012- Spring 2013: General Education Council
• GEC Assessment Committee
Fall 2010-2011 Academic Day Committee

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• Fall 2010-2011: Co-Chair of Academic Day Service-Learning Day Committee
Fall 2012-Spring 2013: Center for Faculty Excellence in Scholarship and Teaching Committee Member
Fall 2011-Spring 2012: Provost’s Task Force on Faculty Grants and Fellowships
Fall 2011 Center for Faculty Excellence in Scholarship and Teaching Committee Member
Fall 2010- Spring 2011: University Library Committee
Fall 2010-Spring 2011: Parking Violation Appeals Committee
Fall 2010-Spring 2011: Academic Master Plan Committees
Fall 2010- present: Undergraduate Research Council Member for Celebration of Student Research
Conference
Fall 2010-Spring 2011: Veteran’s Affairs Task Force Committee
Spring 2010: Shippensburg University Scholarships for Educational Achievement in STEM Grant
Committee Member
Fall 2009-2010 Academic Day Committee
• Fall 2009-2010: Co-Chair of Academic Day Service-Learning Day Committee
Fall 2010: Alternative Fall Break Committee
• Fall 2010: Academic Day Service-Learning Coordinator for Alternative Fall Break Fundraising
Fall 2009-Spring 2010: Internship Committee
Fall 2014 - present: Write the Ship Advisory Board
Fall 2014 - present: Community Engagement Advisory Board
Fall 2009- Spring 2011: Volunteer Service Organization Advisory Board
Fall 2009-present: Academic Success Program Advisory Board
COMMITTEES: Departmental
Spring 2013-present: ELL Programming Committee for International Students
Spring 2012: Search Committee Member and Host for the Dean of Academic Engagement and Student
Support
Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012: Celebrity judging of Dr. Dietrich-Ward’s History Exhibits
Spring 2011: Search Committee Member for Director of the Learning Center
Spring 2010: Search Committee Member for Learning Specialist/Office of Disabilities Assistant Director
Fall 2009: Academic Services Program Academic Symposium Committee
Fall 2009-present: Learning Center Advisory Board
GUEST LECTURES
February 2016: APAWorkshop presentation for Dr. Bourassa’s Social Work 102 Class
August 2015: Keynote Speaker for Welcome Week Service-Learning Projects at Shippensburg University.
April 2014: “Unsustainable” with Jessica Restaino and Laurie Cella for the Book Discussion at Shippensburg
University.
April 2014: “Generating a Publishable Article: Putting Ideas into Print,” with Janet Auten at a Mid-Atlantic
Writing Centers Association Workshop at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD.
October 2013: Writing Personal Statements Presentation for Dr. Rebecca Overholt’s class
May 2013: Learning Outcomes Presentation for the School of Academic Programs and Services
March 2013: Research Presentation for Dr. Jennifer Pomeroy’s Geography Class
June 2012: Guest Lecture for Dr. Zume’s Geography Class
WORKSHOPS, INVITED LECTURES, AND OUTREACH
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November 2014: Hosted and presented at the second fall Faculty Writing Group Meeting; supported the
Creative Writing Group meeting
October 2014: Hosted and presented at the first fall Faculty Writing Group meeting; supported the Creative
Writing Group meeting
August 2014: Conducted a day-long Workshop Training for SU Writing Fellows and Graduate Assistants
and several Bloomsburg University Writing Fellows
August 2014: Presented to International Students to provide an “Orientation to Writing in Higher Education”
August 2014: Graduate Orientation for Graduate Students.
April 2014: Presented “Generating and Measuring Change: Using Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses to
Assess Writing Studio Program” at the Assessment Virtual Discussion Forum in Shippensburg
University
May 2014: Hosted the first three-day Writing Boot Camp at Shippensburg University
April 2014: Led the second Faculty Writing Group Meeting; supported the Creative Writing Group meeting
March 2014: Launched the first Faculty Writing Meeting and presented on the purpose and goals of the
group in the Learning Center; supported the Creative Writing Group meeting
August 2013: Conducted a day-long Workshop Training for SU Writing Fellows and Graduate Assistants as
well as Writing Fellows from Bloomsburg University.
December 2012: Gave a presentation on the themes at the Assessment Institute
August 2012: Gave a presentation of Learning Center services for New Faculty Orientation
August 2010; January 2011; August 2011; January 2012; August 2012; August 2013 and August 2014:
Provided Graduate Assistant /Counseling Assistants Training
January 2011 and June 2011: Gave presentations at the Academic and Student Services Panels
February 2011-April 2011: Developed and promoted three spring workshops for CFEST: “How to
Successfully Design Writing Assignments that Discourage Plagiarism and Improve Student Writing
June 2010 and June 2011: Presented at Student Orientation Panels
Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, and Fall 2012, Spring 2014, and Spring 2014: Developed
and managed the Thirty Minute Writing Workshop series
August 2009, August 2010, August 2011, and August 2012: Presented on Academic Day: “Learning
Strategies for Academic Survival”
Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011: Gave presentations at the Learning Center Advisory Board
Meetings
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
May 2013: PACC/PASSHE Faculty Service-Learning Course Development Workshop, Harrisburg, PA.
October 2012: 2013 Academic Innovation Conference: Fostering Learning through Student Engagement
Shippensburg University Conference Center, Shippensburg, PA
December 2012: Middle States Commission On Higher Education Annual Conference: Accreditation in a
Changing Environment. Philadelphia, PA.
Fall 2011: “Understanding and Using Assessment Results” by Dr. Linda Suskie; York College of
Pennsylvania.
March 2010: Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Educators Annual Conference; Hershey, PA.
Fall and Spring 2010: South Central Pennsylvania Learning Center Consortium, HACC Gettysburg, PA.
Fall 2010: MAWCA mini-regional conference at Widener University.
INSTITUTES ATTENDED
May 27-June 28, 2013- Teaching Online Certification Course; Received certificate of course completion
October, 2012: Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana.
July 2010: International Writing Centers Association Summer Institute at Lone Wolf, OK.

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RETREATS ATTENDED
June 5-10, 2016: Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Writing Retreat at Pendle Hill, Wallingford, PA.
October 7, 2015: International Writing Center Association Board Retreat at Pittsburgh, PA
August 16-17, 2015: Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Executive Board Retreat at Pendle Hill, Wallingford, PA.
September 18-19, 2014: Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Executive Board Retreat at Pendle Hill, Wallingford,
PA.
July 25, 2014: School of Academic Programs and Services Retreat
September 19-20, 2013: Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Executive Board Retreat at Pendle Hill, Wallingford,
PA.
May 19-25, 2013: Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Writing Retreat at Pendle Hill, Wallingford, PA.
September 20-21, 2012: Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Executive Board Retreat at Pendle Hill, Wallingford,
PA.
May 10, 2012: Undergraduate Research Conference Committee Retreat, Shippensburg, PA.
SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED
November 30, 2015: Advising Workshop
April 23, 2015: EAB Webinar: What’s New for the SSC Risk Model?
September 16, 2014: Effective Communication with Students with Disabilities
September 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013: Joint Administrator’s Breakfast
September 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013: Non-Traditional Students Open House
September 2013: Office of Disabilities Open House
April 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014: Celebration of Student Research Conference Presentations
April 2013: Reflector and Write the Ship Launch Party
February 2013: Day of Human Understanding Diversity Workshops
April 27, 2012: Degree Works Workshop
January 25, 2012 and September 2013: Nontraditional Student Open Houses
Fall 2011: Hiring a Grant Writer Webinar
Spring 2011: Proteus Lecture Series
Fall 2009: Shippensburg University Diversity Forum
Fall 2009: Advising for Scheduling Workshop
Fall 2009-Spring 2010: Faculty Exchange
Spring 2010: Lunch and Lecture Series sponsored by the English Department
Fall and Spring 2009-2010: CFEST Conversations on Teaching
Spring 2010: PASSHE ISAAN (Intersystem Academic Advising Network) meeting for Award Winning
Retention Strategies,
Spring 2010: Veterans on Campus presentation: Are You Ready?
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
October 2015- Present: Executive Board Member and Treasurer of the International Writing Centers
Association, an Affiliate of the National Council of Teachers Association
March 2013- present: Treasurer of the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference, a regional
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December 2012: Proposal Reviewer, Program Scheduler, Conference Planning, and New Conference Chair
Mentor for the Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Conference, a regional affiliate of the International
Writing Centers Association
November 2012- helped coordinate the visit of the Writing Program Administrator’s Evaluator-Consultant
visit and conducted a self-study of the Writing Studio in preparation for their visit.
March 2012: Conference Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference, a regional
affiliate of the International Writing Centers Association
March 2011- March 2013: Executive Board of the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association as an at-large
member
Article Reviewer for Proteus: A Journal of Ideas, 2010-2012, 2014
Article Reviewer for Double Helix, 2013-present
Article Reviewer for The Writing Lab Newsletter, 2014
2009-2010: Helped establish a learning center consortium through York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
Spring 2013-present: Serves as a marriage mentor to couples in the York area
Fall 2012- Present: Using the theme of Poverty, students my in Basic Writing course served at a community
organization, write an oral history of a resident or a community partner, and share the oral history
through a written publication.
August 25, 2012: Co-sponsored with Dr. Laurie Cella a Literacy Carnival through the Franklin County
Literacy Council at the Chambersburg Mall for over 50 freshmen students
August 25, 2012: Coordinated service projects around the Shippensburg community as part of Academic Day
for over 165 freshmen students
August 27, 2011: Coordinated service projects around the Shippensburg community as part of Academic Day
for over 100 freshmen students
August 27, 2011: Co-sponsored with Dr. Laurie Cella a Literacy Carnival through the Franklin County
Literacy Council at the Chambersburg Mall for over 40 freshmen students
Fall 2011: Students in my Basic Writing course completed a service project of their choice in the
Shippensburg community
August 28, 2010: Coordinated service projects around the Shippensburg community as part of Academic Day
for over 80 freshmen students
Fall 2010- Spring 2012: Scholars-In-Service Advisor (VISTA Supervisor)
Fall 2010: Students in my Introduction to Higher Education Course completed a service project of their
choice in the Shippensburg community
Fall 2009: Students in my Introduction to Higher Education Course completed a service project of their
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Fall 2009-Spring 2013: Children’s Church Teacher’s Assistant for Grace Fellowship in York, Pa.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Council of Teachers of English
Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association
International Writing Centers Association
College Composition and Communication
Writing Program Administrators