Composition Program Contacts
Dr. Andrea Olinger
Director of Composition
Humanities 320
(502) 852-3051
andrea.olinger@louisville.edu
Dr. Olinger joined the faculty in 2014 after receiving her PhD in English with a specialization in Writing Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her current research focuses on how writers in different disciplines understand and practice “style." She is also a co-founder of the UofL Discourse and Semiotics Workshop and a Co-Coordinator of the CCCC Standing Group on Writing about Writing pedagogies.
Her research broaches a wide range of topics, including writing across the curriculum/writing in the disciplines; metalinguistic awareness and linguistic (and semiotic) flexibility; language and literacy ideologies; methods of discourse analysis, qualitative research; second language writing, translingual approaches to writing; literacy and composition studies.
Linda Baldwin
Administrative Specialist
Humanities 315C
502-852-6896
llbald01@louisville.edu
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 (Pediatrics and Pathology) and in the Office of the Vice-President for Administration. Linda received her degree in Psychology with a minor in Theatre Arts in May 2005. She has written for the theatre at UofL and would love to have more time to devote to her interest in playwriting. On those rare occasions when she has free time, Linda enjoys reading, water aerobics, browsing estate sales, and planning and making home improvements.
Cooper Day
Assistant Director of Composition
Humanities LL04D
852-6060
Office Hours: TUESDAYS 12:00-2:00 P.M.
Cooper Day is a Ph.D. Candidate in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Louisville Department of English. He earned an M.A. in Rhetoric and Composition at Texas State University, focusing primarily on students’ transfer of writing skills beyond the first-year writing classroom. He earned a B.A. in Writing and Rhetoric at St. Edward’s University with a focus on professional writing. Cooper has taught classes in first-year composition and business communication. He served as the Assistant Director of the Thomas R. Watson Conference and Assistant Director of the Business Communications Lab at the University of Louisville. His research interests include Environmental rhetorics, science and technical writing, writing across the curriculum (WAC), writing in the disciplines (WID), transfer, and professional writing.
Rachel Morgan
Assistant Director of Composition
Humanities LL04D
852-6060
ADC Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays from 10-11 am
Rachel Morgan is a PhD student in Rhetoric and Composition. She earned her M.A. in Composition, Rhetoric, and English Studies at the University of Alabama where she worked in the writing center and taught first-year writing courses. She earned her B.A. in English at the University of North Alabama with a focus in professional writing. Her research interests include composition pedagogy, writing center studies, political rhetoric, and digital rhetoric. In her classroom, she works to prioritize mindfulness and equity; she hopes that all students see her classroom as a place to grow as writers and people.
Taylor Riley
Assistant Director of Composition
Humanities LL04D
(502) 852-6060
ADC office hours: T/Th 11:00-12:00
Taylor Riley is a PhD student in Rhetoric and Composition with interests in personal/life and creative writing, news literacy, and issues of accessibility. She earned her MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Spalding University and worked as an adjunct instructor across diverse types of institutions across Kentucky. She has worked as a full-time and freelance journalist and editor at local, regional, state, national, and international publications since earning her BA in journalism at the University of Kentucky. She hopes to make all undergraduate and graduate students feel welcome and confident inside and outside her classroom.
