Bronwyn T. Williams

Director of Composition

Humanities 321

(502) 852-6896

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I love to write and to teach writing. My writing has ranged from journalism, to fiction, to academic books and articles, to creative nonfiction. I have taught a wide variety of writing courses, in the U.S. and abroad, to students from their first year of college to students working on their graduate degrees. What matters to me most as a writing teacher is helping students understand more thoughtfully their own ways of writing and how those connect with the writing situations in which they find themselves. I want them to be able to figure out how best to succeed at new and unfamiliar writing situations whether in a college classroom or outside in their daily lives. My specific research and teaching interests are in literacy, popular culture, identity, and creative nonfiction. My website can be found at http://louisville.edu/~btwill02/.

 

Linda Baldwin

Program Assistant

Humanities 321

(502) 852-6896

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Linda Baldwin came to the English department in 1995 as Graduate Program Assistant, and later took over her current position as Composition Program Administrative Assistant. Prior to 1995, Linda worked at UofL’s Medical School and in the Office of the Vice-President. Linda is a Psychology major/Theatre Arts minor who hopes to receive her degree in May 05. She has written for the theatre at UofL and would love to have more time to devote to her interest in playwriting. Several evenings each week and on occasional Saturdays, you might find Linda working as your friendly Service Department Cashier at Neil Huffman Nissan in St. Matthews. Other frequent sightings have been at local grocery stores and home improvement centers. Linda has two sons who are students at UofL. On those rare occasions when she has free time, Linda enjoys visiting with friends and family, browsing estate sales, and planning and making home improvements.

 

Tabetha Adkins

Assistant Director of Composition

Humanities LL4D (Basement)

(502) 852-1252

office hours for fall 08:  Tue, Thur 9-12

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I’m a 4th year Ph.D. student originally from West Virginia and have wanted to be involved in the teaching of college English for as long as I can remember. I received my B.A. in English from Marshall University in 2003 and my M.A. from UofL in 2005. I’ve taught various courses in composition, women’s literature, women’s studies, and in the writing center. Now that I’m nearing the end of my career as a student, I’m focusing on my dissertation which explores the literacy practices of an Amish community in southeast Ohio. (That's an Amish newspaper in the photo.)  I’m also interested in teaching with technology, teacher training, research methods, feminist theory, and women’s literature.  When I'm not being a scholar and a teacher, I enjoy journaling, playing guitar and flute, and listening to rock-n-roll.  The best way to contact me is through my e-mail address, tabetha.adkins@louisville.edu. My website can be found at http://louisville.edu/~tjadki01.

Matthew Dowell
Assistant Director of Composition
Humanities 319F

(502) 852-5919

Office hours for Fall 08:  Wednesday 12-3:30 and Thursday 1-3

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I'm a 2nd year PhD student who sandwiched a 4-year undergraduate trip to Ohio among 20+ years of living in Louisville. My B.A. from the University of Dayton featured coursework in English and Political Science. Although I have an English degree, my love for writing, rhetoric, and composition theory developed from my college newspaper and writing center work. Being a big fan of this city, I returned home from UD to continue my education at the University of Louisville. As I enter my fourth year in the English Graduate Program, I am interested in examining audience constructions in different contexts, especially in regards to popular media. Other scholarly points of interest include first-year composition, writing centers, cultural studies,speech act theory, and myth construction. Classes I teach include English 101 and 102, Honors English 105, and Business Writing. The majority of my free time is spent on my bicycle, as I enjoy both leisurely and not-so leisurely rides throughout the Louisville area.

Ryan Trauman

Assistant Director of Composition

Humanities 319F

(502) 852-5919

Office hours for fall 08: Monday 9-3

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 I can't tell you how excited I am to serve as a resource for writing students, my colleagues, and the rest of our faculty. Hopefully, I can put my interests in writing technologies to use in ways that support student learning. My teaching background includes First Year Composition, Business Writing, Advanced Writing, and Creative Writing. Topics about which I might be able to serve as a resource for you include: course blogs or wikis; Blackboard tips; audio comments on student papers; using the MS Word comment feature to structure peer-review sessions; the same comment feature to enact Welch's idea of “sideshadowing”; using student texts in the classroom; multimodal instruction and assignments; using Harris's /Rewriting/ as a course text; putting together a course pack at Gray's Book store, teaching as reflective practice. I also hope to serve as someone you seek out for a pep talk or to vent. I look forward to helping out however I can.

 

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