Rebecca Hallman Martini is an Assistant Professor of English and Writing Center Coordinator at Salem State University. She received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Houston in 2016. Her research focuses on writing center theory and practice, digital and multimodal rhetorics, and writing program administration. She has published several peer-reviewed articles and co-edited a special issue of The Peer Review journal.

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Assistant Professor of English 978-542-3009
Writing Center Coordinator rmartini@salemstate.edu
Salem State University www.rebeccahallman.com
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Salem State University
Assistant Professor of English and Writing Center Coordinator, 2016-present
University of Houston
Fellow in Writing Center Pedagogy and Program Development, 2015-2016
Administrative Assistant to Dr. James Zebroski, 2014-2015
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, 2012-2016
University of Louisville
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Louisville, 2010-2012
EDUCATION
2016 Ph.D. in English: Rhetoric, Composition, and Pedagogy
University of Houston
Dissertation: “Listening to Stories About Writing (Centers):
Sites of Innovation in (Online) Writing Instruction”
Committee: James Zebroski (Dir.), Paul Butler, James Kastely,
Carl Lindahl, Chatwara Duran, and Kevin Dvorak
2012 M.A. in English, Rhetoric and Composition
University of Louisville
Thesis: “Investigating Commenting Formats and Content in
First-Year Composition and the Virtual Writing Center”
Committee: Joanna Wolfe (Dir.), Bronwyn Williams, and Liz
Patton
2009 B.A. in English
Transylvania University

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PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed
Hallman Martini, Rebecca, and Travis Webster. “What Online Spaces Afford Us in
the Age of Campus Carry, “Wall-Building,” and Orlando’s Pulse Tragedy.”
Handbook of Research on Writing and Composing in the Age of MOOCs, Ed. Liz
Monske and Kris Blair. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017, pp. 278-293.
Hallman, Rebecca. “Rejecting the Business-Model Brand: Problematizing
Consultant/Client Terminology in the Writing Center.” Open Words: Access and
English Studies, 2016.
Hallman, Rebecca. “Re-envisioning Course-Embedded Programs at the Graduate-
level: A Tutor’s Experience in a Doctoral Translingual Marketing Class.” Praxis: A
Writing Center Journal, 2014.
Editorial Work
Hallman Martini, Rebecca and Travis Webster (Eds.). “Writing Centers as Brave/r
Spaces.” Special Issue. The Peer Review: A Journal for Writing Center
Practitioners. Forthcoming, 2017.
Hallman, Rebecca and Sherry Wynn Perdue. (Eds.). “Issue Zero” The Peer Review:
A Journal for Writing Center Practitioners, 2015.
---. Editor’s Introduction.
---. “Qualitative Research Methods in Writing Center Research.” With
Ezekiel Choffele and Trixie Smith.
Hallman, Rebecca. (Asst. Ed.) Best of the Independent Journals in Rhetoric and
Composition 2013, 2015.
Works-in-progress
Writing Centers as Sites of Innovation: A Partnership Approach to Writing in the
University. Book Manuscript. Proposal in progress.
PRESENTATIONS
Invited Lectures and Workshops
Keynote Speaker, South Central Writing Center Association, Edinburg, Texas.
February 2017.

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Invited Speaker and Workshop Leader, University of Houston, Clear Lake, Spring
2016.
Invited Speaker, University of Houston, English 7390: Introduction to Doctoral
Studies, 2014 and 2015.
Invited Presenter, University of Houston, New English TA Orientation, 2012-2014.
National and Regional Conferences
“Preparing for Writing Center Leadership Roles.” Conference on College
Composition and Communication. Portland, OR. March 2017. (Sponsored Panel)
“Writing Centers as Brave/r Spaces: A Roundtable-Focus Group with the Editors
of The Peer Review’s 2017 Special Issue.” International Writing Center
Association (IWCA) at CCCC. Portland, OR. March 2017.
“Methods as Praxis: Engaging the Qualitative.” IWCA. Denver, CO. October 2016.
“Digital Mobility and Rhetorics of Activism: TFsUnite as Online Counterpublic.”
Thomas R. Watson Conference. Louisville, KY. October 2016.
“Digital (r)evolutions: Investigating the rhetoric of (innovative) online writing
instruction.” Rhetoric Society of America Conference. Atlanta, GA. May 2016.
“Enacting (Digital) Citizenship in (University of) Houston.” Conference on College
Composition and Communication. Houston, TX. April 2016.
“Image, Sound, Text: Multimodal Composition in Face-to-Face, Hybrid, and Online
Spaces” Modern Languages Association. Austin, TX. January 2016.
“Introducing IWCA’s TPR: A Peer Review, Open-Access, Multi-Modal Vehicle for
Sponsorship, Collaboration, and Publication.” Workshop. IWCA. Pittsburgh, PA.
October 2015.
“(r)Evolutionizing Narratives of Writing Center Work with Undergraduate
Research.” IWCA. Pittsburgh, PA. October 2015.
“Non-traditional Student Learners and Writing Centers.” Special Interest Group.
IWCA. Pittsburgh, PA. October 2015.
“Digital Revolutions and Writing Center Evolutions: A Comparative Analysis of
Text-Based and Audio-Visual Online Consulting Platforms.” Poster Session.

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IWCA. Pittsburgh, PA. October 2015.
“Merging Pedagogies: Online writing instruction, multimodality, and access”
Conference on College Composition and Communication. Tampa, FL. March 2015.
“How Writing Centers Shape Graduate Students: A Call for Course-Embedded
Programs.” South Central Writing Center Association Conference. Austin, Texas.
February 2015.
“Keeping the Magic Alive: Consultant Training, Development, and Reflection from
Beginning to End.” International Writing Center Association/National Conference
for Peer Tutoring in Writing. Orlando, FL. November 2014.
“Occupying Physical and Online Space(s): An analysis of the TFsUnite
Community at the University of Houston” Conference on College Composition
and Communication. Indianapolis, Indiana. March 2014. (Featured Session)
“Rearticulating the Responsibility of the Student: A Response to the New Texas `
Core” Thomas R. Watson Conference. Louisville, KY. October 2014.
“Teaching Through (In-)Text: Investigating Commenting Formats and Content in
First-Year Composition and the Virtual Writing Center” Conference on College
Composition and Communication. Las Vegas, Nevada. March 2013.
“It's not what you say but how you form it: Investigating Commenting Formats
and Content in Virtual Writing Center Responses.” Southeastern Writing Center
Association Conference. Richmond, KY. February 2012.
“When students are ‘clients’ and tutors are ‘consultants’: A business model for
the writing center?” Thomas R. Watson Conference. Louisville, KY. October 2012.
GRANTS
Salem State University Summer Research Grant, 2016
IWCA Ben Rafoth Graduate Research Grant, 2015
Emerging Pedagogies Research and CCCC Travel Grant, Pearson, 2015
South Central Writing Center Association Travel Grant, SCWCA, 2015
National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing Travel Grant, NCPTW, 2014
International Writing Center Association Summer Institute Scholarship, 2014
University of Houston Department of English, DMAC Stipend, 2014
University of Houston Jeanette Morgan Endowment Award, 2012, 2013, 2014
University of Louisville Writing Center Conference Funding, 2011
University of Louisville Graduate School Travel Funding, 2011

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ADMINISTRATION, WORKSHOPS & CONSULTING
Salem State University, Writing Center Coordinator, 2016-present
Supervise, support, train, and mentor 15 returning (under)graduate tutors and 20 new
under(graduate) tutors. Hire and provide ongoing professional development for current
tutors, including monthly staff meetings and specialized training in areas such as
graduate student writing and online tutoring. Maintain the Center’s budget and finances,
including payroll and office supplies. Mentor one graduate assistant and supervise the
assistant writing center coordinator. Significant initiatives include:
• Launching “Graduate Write-In Series”
• Introducing new online scheduling, recordkeeping, and assessment
• Piloting a course-embedded tutoring program with the writing in the disciplines
coordinator
• Piloting online tutoring services
• Initiating faculty writing support
• Mentoring tutor research and staff professional development
University of Houston
Mentor for New Online Writing Instructors, 2015-2016
Writing Center Consultant Training Workshop Leader, 2013-2016
Writing Consultant, STEM and Humanities, 2013-2016
Assessment Report Co-Author, Three-Year Report on TAs in English, 2015
Assessment Co-Author, UTHS Biomedical Informatics Incoming Students, 2015
Two-Day Workshop Co-Facilitator: “Online Writing Pedagogies” 2014 and 2015
Assessment Report Author, Marketing 8397 Writing Center Partnership, 2014
Two-Day Workshop Co-Facilitator: “Hybrid Writing Pedagogies at UH,” 2014
Curriculum Design Sub-Committee Member, 2013-2014
Lower Divisions Committee Member, 2013-2014
Assessment Scorer, University of Houston First Year Writing, 2013
Writing Studio Facilitator, English, Art History, Business/Hospitality, 2012-2013
University of Texas Health School of Biomedical Informatics
Curriculum Designer, HI 5371: Business and Technical Writing, 2015.
Faculty Consultant for Online Course Development, 2015-2016.
Houston Community College
Basic Writing Consultant, 2012-2013
University of Louisville
Writing Consultant, Health Sciences Campus, 2011-2012
JB Speed School of Engineering Writing Workshop Facilitator, 2010-2012

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General Writing Consultant, 2010-2012
Dissertation Writing Retreat Consultant, 2012
Transylvania University
Writing Consultant, 2006-2009
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Salem State University, 2016-present
ENL 310: Introduction to Professional Writing
ENL 502: Writing Center Skills Practicum
ENL 870: Writing Center Practicum (graduate-level)
University of Houston, 2012-2016
English 1303: First Year Writing I (hybrid and online)
English 1304: First Year Writing II (hybrid and online)
English 2305: Introduction to Fiction
English 3340: Advanced Composition
English 6300: College Teaching in English (graduate-level)
Marketing 8397: Communicating Academic Research (graduate-level)
University of Texas Health School of Biomedical Informatics, 2014-2016
HI 5371: Business and Technical Writing (graduate-level; online)
Western Kentucky University, 2012-2015
English 300: Writing in the Disciplines (online)
Houston Community College, 2012-2013
English 1302: English Composition II
University of Louisville, 2010-2012
English 101: Introduction to College Writing
English 102: Intermediate College Writing
Transylvania University, 2009
WRC 2012: Writing Center Theory and Practice *Teaching Assistant
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
University of Houston Teaching Excellence Award. One of four graduate students
to receive this campus-wide award, 2014-2015.
The Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award for Excellence in Core Curriculum

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Teaching, Department of English, University of Houston, 2015.
IWCA President’s Future Leaders Scholarship. Awarded for demonstration of strong
leadership skills in writing center studies, 2014.
Presidential Fellowship, University of Houston. Selected upon acceptance into the
doctoral program based on potential for academic excellence, 2012-2014.
Graduate Dean’s Citation, University of Louisville. One of three selected upon
completion of MA in English, 2012.
SERVICE
Leadership in Professional Organizations
Founder and Co-Editor, The Peer Review, An IWCA Publication, 2015-present
Ex-Officio Board Member, IWCA, 2016-present
Founder, International IWCA Graduate Organization, 2016
Editorial Board Member, writingcenters.org, 2015-present
Works-in-progress Group Facilitator, IWCA Collaborative, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
CCCC Local Hospitality Subcommittee, 2015-2016
Graduate Student Rep., IWCA, 2012-2016 (elected)
IWCA Best Article Committee, 2015
IWCA Nominations Subcommittee, 2015
IWCA Conference Proposal Review Committee, 2014, 2015, 2016
University, Departmental, and Community-based
Salem State University
Undergraduate Academic Advisor, 2016-present
Composition Program Committee, 2016-present
English MA in Writing Admissions Committee, 2016-present
English Department Events Committee, 2016-present
First Year Reading Experience Committee, 2016-present
Student Affairs Committee, 2016-present
Distinguished Teaching Award Selection Committee, 2016-present
University of Houston
Graduate English Society President, 2015-2016 (elected)
GTA Teaching Load Task Force, 2015-2016 (appointed by Chair of English Dept.)
Smither Park Oral History Interview Project, 2012-2015
Co-author, Memwa Ayisyen/Haitian Memory: A Guide for Trainers, 2014
University of Louisville
Faculty Rep. University of Louisville English Graduate Org., 2011-2012 (elected)

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATIONS
IWCA Summer Institute, Lexington, Kentucky, 2014
Digital Media and Composition Institute, The Ohio State University, 2014
ESL Instructor Internship, America English School, Rio Preto, Brazil, 2011
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
International Writing Center Association, 2011-present
College Composition and Communication, 2012-present
National Council for Teachers of English, 2011-present
Modern Languages Association, 2011-present
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Writing Center Theory and Practice; Digital and Multimodal Rhetorics; Professional
Writing; Curriculum Development (especially in hybrid and online environments);
Research Methods; Writing Program Administration; Writing in the Disciplines and
Faculty Development; Undergraduate Research.
REFERENCES
James T. Zebroski
University of Houston
(713) 743-2940
jzebrosk@central.uh.edu
Paul Butler
University of Houston
(713) 743-1758
pbutler@central.uh.edu
Joanna Wolfe
Carnegie Mellon University
(412) 268-2850
jowolfe@andrew.cmu.edu
Kevin Dvorak
Nova Southeastern University
(954) 262-8108
kdvorak@nova.edu
Karen Kopelson
University of Louisville
(502) 852-0508
Karen.kopelson@louisville.edu
Scott Whiddon
Transylvania University
(859) 233-8298
swhiddon@transy.edu